Prevalence of colonic polyps among patients with Acromegaly
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2012-998X
DOI: 10.4038/sjdem.v8i2.7362