Acromegaly: the disease, its impact on patients, and managing the burden of long-term treatment

Acromegaly is a rare disease most often caused by the prolonged secretion of excess growth hormone from a pituitary adenoma. The disease is associated with multiple significant comorbidities and increased mortality. The delay to diagnosis is often long. This may be because of low disease awareness a...

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Autores principales: Adelman, Daphne T, Liebert, Karen JP, Nachtigall, Lisa B, Lamerson, Michele, Bakker, Bert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359786
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S38594

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359786
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S38594

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