Epidemiology, treatment trends and outcomes of acromegaly

被引：9
作者：
Mercieca, Cecilia [1 ]
Gruppetta, Mark [1 ]
Vassallo, Josanne [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Malta, Dept Med, Mater Dei Hosp, MSD-2090 Msida, Malta
来源：
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2012年 / 23卷 / 08期
关键词：
Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor-1; Hypopituitarism; Radiotherapy; Somatostatin analogues; Acromegaly; CONSENSUS; CRITERIA; CURE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ejim.2012.07.010
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码：E206 / E207
页数：2
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