Endocrine Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Growth Hormone Insufficiency
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Growth hormone releasing hormone or growth hormone treatment in growth hormone insufficiency?
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.96.1230