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Research Article

Comparison of plasma metanephrines measured by a commercial immunoassay and urinary catecholamines in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma

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Pages 695-700 | Received 03 Apr 2011, Accepted 11 Aug 2011, Published online: 24 Oct 2011

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