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Cushing's Syndrome (cont.)

For More Information

The following organizations might also be able to assist with certain types of information:

Cushing's Support and Research Foundation, Inc.
 65 East India Row 22B
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
617-723-3824 or 617-723-3674
Louise L. Pace, Founder and President
www.CSRF.net

Pituitary Network Association
P.O. Box 1958
Thousand Oaks, CA 91358
Phone: 805-499-9973
Fax: 805-480-0633
Email: pna@pituitary.org
Internet: www.pituitary.org

SOURCE: National Endocrine and Metabolic diseases Information Service, National Institutes of Health


Last Editorial Review: 5/12/2008




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