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Case Report

Inhaled Fluticasone Causes Iatrogenic Cushing’s Syndrome in Patients Treated with Ritonavir

, M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., Ph.D., , M.D. & , M.D. show all
Pages 860-863 | Published online: 22 Aug 2011

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