Pituitary Apoplexy: an Overlooked Cause of Hyponatremia in the Elderly
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Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan Received: June, 2005 Revised: July, 2005 Accepted: August, 2005 Address reprint requests to Dr. Yao-Ko Wen, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nansiao St. Changhua 500, Taiwan Tel: (04) 7238595 ext 3991 Fax: 728923304 E-mail: [email protected] PITUITARY APOPLEXY: AN OVERLOOKED CAUSE OF HYPONATREMIA IN THE ELDERLY
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تاریخ انتشار 2006