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  1. Chair of Endocrinology, Ospedale San Luca, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Nicoletta Polli, Francesca Pecori Giraldi & Francesco Cavagnini

  2. Ospedale San Luca, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Spagnoletto 3, Milan, Italy, 20149

    Francesco Cavagnini

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Polli, N., Giraldi, F.P. & Cavagnini, F. Cushing's Disease and Pregnancy. Pituitary 7, 237–241 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-005-1479-4

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