A case report of Sheehan syndrome presenting with diabetes insipidus

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 224-226

  Kan, Andrew K S ^a,b   Calligerous, Danny ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MULTIPARA; NECROSIS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031808790     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1998.tb03009.x     Document Type: Article

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