Cephalometric assessment of cranial abnormalities in patients with acromegaly

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 80-87

  Dostálová, Simona ^a   Šonka, Karel ^a   Šmahel, Zbyněk ^a   Weiss, Vladimír ^a   Marek, Josef ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PROGNATHIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL DEFECT; SOFT PALATE;

EID: 0346665676     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-5182(02)00182-8     Document Type: Article

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