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Prolactinoma

Prolactinoma and hyperprolactinaemia: a transcultural comparative study between Germany as a western, liberal, industrialised country and Syria as an oriental society with a strong Islamic tradition

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Pages 749-754 | Received 11 Nov 2009, Accepted 08 Feb 2010, Published online: 26 May 2010

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