Sellar region surgery in Croatia in the first half of 20th century

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 310-317

  Ferenčić, Stella Fatović ^a   Gnjidić, Živko ^b  

^a CROATIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ACROMEGALY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CROATIA; DRUG MECHANISM; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE; PARANASAL SINUS; REVIEW; SARCOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACROMEGALY; CROATIA; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 33646704232     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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