Clinical manifestations of acromegaly

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 597-614

  Molitch, M E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; BONE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0026705639     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8529(18)30204-4     Document Type: Review

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