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Dexamethasone Suppression Test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

S. P. Calloway ,
R. Dolan  and
A. Wakeling
S. P. Calloway
Affiliation:
Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG
R. Dolan
Affiliation:
Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG
A. Wakeling
Affiliation:
Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 144 , Issue 5 , May 1984 , pp. 552 - 553
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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