Prevalence of Hypertension in Acromegaly;Prevalência da HTA na Acromegália

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-18

  Barros, L ^a   Paiva, I ^a   Rodrigues, D ^a   Ruas, L ^a   Carrilho, F ^a   Carvalheiro, M ^a   Ruas, M M A ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030630615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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