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The care continuum in acromegaly: how patients, nurses, and physicians can collaborate for successful treatment experiences

Patients with acromegaly (a condition of chronic growth hormone hypersecretion by a pituitary adenoma) often require pharmacological treatment. Somatostatin analogs (SSAs) such as pasireotide, lanreotide, and octreotide are frequently used as first-line medical therapy. As SSAs are delivered by regu...

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Autores principales: Plunkett, Cynthia, Barkan, Ariel L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4524590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26251582
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S84887