Cushing's disease: Management outcome in a tertiary care centre

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 54, Issue DEC., 2006, Pages 919-922

  Shah, Nalini S ^a   Goel, A H ^a   Nagpal, R D ^a   Menon, Padma S ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33947580248     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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