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Research Article

Sudden death and Wegener's granulomatosis of the pituitary: Case Report

A. Woywodt, H. Knoblauch, R. Kettritz, W. Schneider, U. Göbel Department of Nephrology, University of Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, DE-30623 Hannover, Germany
Pages 264-266 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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