Acromegalic gigantism, physicians and body snatching. Past or present?

Pituitary

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 312-318

  De Herder, Wouter W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Famous persons; Gigantism

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DONOR; GIGANTISM; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; MALE; MONEY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETON;

ACROMEGALY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMOUS PERSONS; GIGANTISM; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84867397257     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: 15737403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-012-0389-5     Document Type: Review

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