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Tiered healthcare in South Africa exposes deficiencies in management and more patients with infectious etiology of primary adrenal insufficiency
OBJECTIVE: We wished to determine the prevalence, etiology, presentation, and available management strategies for primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) in South Africa (SA), hypothesizing a prevalence greater than the described 3.1 per million. There is great inequity in healthcare allocation, as two...
Autores principales: | Mofokeng, Thabiso Rafaki Petrus, Ndlovu, Kwazi Celani Zwakele, Beshyah, Salem A., Ross, Ian L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7644036/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33152017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241845 |
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