Dexamethasone swish and spit: A cause of iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency.

Pediatr Blood Cancer

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.

Published: September 2024

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