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Hormone Health Network. 2012. Cushing Syndrome. Available online at http://www.hormone.org/diseases-and-conditions/adrenal/cushing-syndrome. Accessed April 2, 2017.

Hormone Health Network. 2013. Diabetes Insipidus. Available online at http://www.hormone.org/diseases-and-conditions/pituitary/diabetes-insipidus. Accessed April 2, 2017.

Hormone Health Network. 2012. Acromegaly. Available online at http://www.hormone.org/diseases-and-conditions/pituitary/acromegaly. Accessed April 2, 2017.

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Pituitary Network Association. 2013. Disorders. Available online at http://pituitary.org/knowledge-base/disorders. Accessed March 29, 2017.

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