A hidden cause of virilization in postmenopausal women.
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Mariana Tomé Fernández-Ladreda , Guillermo Martínez de Pinillos Gordillo , Francisco Pichardo López de Haro, María Victoria Cózar León a a Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain b Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion
دوره 61 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014