Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 256-259 , December 2009

Anterior Pituitary Dysfunction and Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Shivani P. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Shivani P. Shah, MD, Division of Endocrinology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 467 W. Deming St. - Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60614.
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  • Donald Zimmerman, MD

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PII: S1522-8401(09)00089-5

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.10.004

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 256-259 , December 2009

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