Obstructive sleep apnoea; a rare cause of pseudophaeochromocytoma.
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H. KAHAL, A.A. TAHRANI, J.T. GEORGE, I.M. BARLOW and M.A. MALIK University of Hull, Diabetes Research Centre, Brocklehurst Building, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe, UK
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
دوره 106 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013