Author's reply: Plasma corticosteroid-binding globulin levels in cirrhosis
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Brian J. Wentworth
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Brian J. Wentworth, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800708, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Search for more papers by this authorMatthew Schliep
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHelmy M. Siragy
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorZachary H. Henry
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Brian J. Wentworth
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Brian J. Wentworth, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800708, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMatthew Schliep
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHelmy M. Siragy
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorZachary H. Henry
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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