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Salivary cortisol and administration of concentrated oral glucose in newborn infants: improved detection limit and smaller sample volumes without glucose interference

E. Morelius Departments ofCorrespondence[email protected]
,
N. Nelson Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Division of Pediatrics
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E. Theodorsson Biomedicine and Surgery/Division of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden
Pages 113-118 | Received 27 Oct 2003, Accepted 22 Dec 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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