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Pituitary adenomas: Concepts based on twelve years' experience at Walter Reed General Hospital

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Martins, A.N., Kempe, L.G. & Hayes, G.J. Pituitary adenomas: Concepts based on twelve years' experience at Walter Reed General Hospital. Acta neurochir 13, 469–494 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02074429

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