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Beyond semantics: Defining hyponatremia in secondary adrenal insufficiency

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Unit, Italy

    M. Faustini-Fustini MD & M. Anagni

  2. Center of Surgery for Pituitary Tumors, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    M. Faustini-Fustini MD & M. Anagni

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Faustini-Fustini, M., Anagni, M. Beyond semantics: Defining hyponatremia in secondary adrenal insufficiency. J Endocrinol Invest 29, 267–269 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03345553

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