Ultrasound measurement of median and ulnar nerve cross-sectional area in acromegaly

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 905-909

  Tagliafico, Alberto ^a   Resmini, Eugenia ^a   Nizzo, Raffaella ^a   Bianchi, Federico ^a   Minuto, Francesco ^a   Ferone, Diego ^a   Martinoli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 40849111442     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1719     Document Type: Article

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