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de Jong, M.F.C., Beishuizen, A., Groeneveld, A.B.J. (2006). Defining Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically III: The ACTH Test Revisited. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2006. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33396-7_50
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