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Androgen- and cortisol-secreting adrenocortical adenoma may also be “subdinical”

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  1. Endocrinology Unit, Italy

    B. Ambrosi

  2. Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, Italy

    E. Costa

  3. Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Milan, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy

    L. Bonavina

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Ambrosi, B., Costa, E. & Bonavina, L. Androgen- and cortisol-secreting adrenocortical adenoma may also be “subdinical”. J Endocrinol Invest 31, 380–381 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03346374

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