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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2017, Article ID 1547358, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1547358
Review Article

Screening for Cushing Syndrome at the Primary Care Level: What Every General Practitioner Must Know

Ernest Yorke,1 Yacoba Atiase,1 Josephine Akpalu,1 and Osei Sarfo-Kantanka2

1Endocrine & Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
2Directorate of Medicine, Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Correspondence should be addressed to Ernest Yorke; moc.oohay@muivolvap

Received 29 May 2017; Revised 4 July 2017; Accepted 11 July 2017; Published 27 July 2017

Academic Editor: Franco Veglio

Copyright © 2017 Ernest Yorke et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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