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The treatment of hyperprolactinemia in postmenopausal women with prolactin-secreting microadenomas: Cons

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Faje, A.T., Klibanski, A. The treatment of hyperprolactinemia in postmenopausal women with prolactin-secreting microadenomas: Cons. Endocrine 48, 79–82 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-014-0308-9

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