Outcomes and optimal treatment of patients with Acromegaly

This thesis defines mortality in acromegaly in a modern patient cohort, elucidates underlying explanations for the increased mortality and explores the impact of treatment, focussing on somatostatin analogue therapy. Results confirm there remains a 30% increase in mortality in patients with acromega...

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Main Author: Ayuk, John
Published: University of Birmingham 2010
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.512404