Role of glucocorticoids in management of malignant hypercalcaemia.

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  • R C Percival
  • A J Yates
  • R E Gray
  • F E Neal
  • A R Forrest
  • J A Kanis
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British medical journal

دوره 289 6440  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984