Pheochromocytoma: Recent advances and speed bumps in the road to further progress

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2341-2343

  Eisenhofer, Graeme ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750592885     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328010b9bf     Document Type: Note

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