Increased clinical symptoms of acromegalic arthropathy in patients with long-term disease control: A prospective follow-up study

Pituitary

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-52

  Claessen, K M J A ^a   Ramautar, S R ^a   Pereira, A M ^a   Romijn, J A ^a,b   Kroon, H M ^a   Kloppenburg, M ^a   Biermasz, N R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; IGF 1; Osteoarthritis; Progression; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84895074593     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: 15737403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-013-0464-6     Document Type: Article

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