A History of Acromegaly

Pituitary

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-28

  Sheaves, Richard ^a  

^a General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ANIMAL; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACROMEGALY; ANIMALS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HISTORY, MODERN 1601-; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0033139619     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009913719680     Document Type: Review

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