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Insulinoma: important in the differential diagnosis of persistent hypoglycaemia unrelated to diabetes

Hui Yi Ng and Alexia Pape
Med J Aust 2018; 208 (4): . || doi: 10.5694/mja17.00174
Published online: 5 March 2018

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  • Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW


Correspondence: hyng88@gmail.com

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