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. 1994 Apr 23;308(6936):1087–1091. doi: 10.1136/bmj.308.6936.1087

Diagnosis and management of pituitary tumours.

A Levy 1, S L Lightman 1
PMCID: PMC2539974  PMID: 8080517

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