The macroprolactinemia problem and its solution

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1206-

  Fahie Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a SOUTHEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GALACTORRHEA; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IMPOTENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIBIDO DISORDER; MACROPROLACTINEMIA; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; METABOLIC DISORDER; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; PROLACTIN;

EID: 33845347089     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000248823.02260.8e     Document Type: Editorial

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