Bilateral adrenalectomy in the 21st century: when to use it for hypercortisolism?
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Bilateral adrenalectomy in the 21st century: when to use it for hypercortisolism?
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine-Related Cancer
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1351-0088,1479-6821
DOI: 10.1530/erc-15-0541