A Necessity, not a Second Thought: Pre-Operative Alpha-Adrenoceptor Blockade in Pheochromocytoma Patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine Practice
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1530-891X
DOI: 10.4158/1934-2403-25.2.200