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Post-partum pituitary apoplexy: a case report

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    H. L. Schrupp Berg & J. A. Edlow

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Schrupp Berg, H.L., Edlow, J.A. Post-partum pituitary apoplexy: a case report. Int Emergency Med 2, 311–314 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-007-0084-0

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