Pituitary testing: A reappraisal

Pituitary

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-114

  Giustina, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Montichiari Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic tests; Hyperpituitarism; Hypopituitarism; Pituitary function

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION;

HUMANS; HYPERPITUITARISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 43049175146     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0103-9     Document Type: Editorial

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