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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2020

The Change in Distance Between Bilateral Internal Carotid Arteries in Acromegaly and Its Risk Factors.

Xiaorong Yan, Xiaoyong Chen, Hongliang Ge, Shinong Zhu, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Zhangya Lin, Changzhen Jiang, Chenyu Ding

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Xiaorong YanDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Xiaoyong ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Hongliang GeDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Shinong ZhuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jinjiang Hospital Jinnan Branch Courts, Jinjiang, China.
Yuanxiang LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Dezhi KangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Zhangya LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Changzhen JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Chenyu DingDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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AcromegalyAdenomaAdultCarotid Artery, InternalFemaleHuman Growth HormoneHumansMaleNeurosurgical ProceduresPituitary NeoplasmsPrognosisRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedHuman Growth Hormoneacromegalycomputed tomography angiographydisease durationinternal carotid arterymagnetic resonance angiographyrefractory pituitary adenoma

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PMCPMC7358354

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