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Richard J. Robbins
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Yale University, New Haven, USA
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Shlomo Melmed
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medical Science, Los Angeles, USA
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Diagnosis of Acromegaly
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- Kalman Kovacs, Calvin Ezrin
Pages 165-177
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- G. Faglia, M. Arosio, M. Bassetti, P. Beck-Peccoz, L. Guglielmino, A. Spada et al.
Pages 179-191
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Treatments for Acromegaly
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Front Matter
Pages 209-209
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- Phillip Gorden, Eli Glatstein, Edward Oldfield, Jesse Roth
Pages 211-220
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- Bernard Kliman, Raymond N. Kjellberg, Billie Swisher, William Butler
Pages 221-228
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- Donald A. Ross, Charles B. Wilson
Pages 229-239
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- Edward R. Laws Jr., Sandra M. Carpenter, Bernd W. Scheithauer, Raymond V. Randall
Pages 241-248
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- G. M. Besser, J. A. H. Wass
Pages 261-266
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- K. von Werder, R. Fahlbusch, M. Losa, R. Oeckler, J. Pichl, J. Schopohl
Pages 267-280
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Back Matter
Pages 281-290
About this book
The manuscripts in this volume were contributed by the speakers invited to the Acromegaly Centennial Symposium held in San Francisco, California in July 1986. The meeting was organized to commemorate the description of acromegaly by the French physician Pierre Marie, in 1886. The members of the Scientific Committee spent many hours assisting us in ensuring an outstanding meeting. The support of Serono Symposia, USA in all phases of the planning and execution of the meeting was sincerely appreciated and was highly professional. Special recognition roust be extended to Professor Roger Guillemin of the Salk Institute, whosp interest in medical history led him to devote a great deal of time and personal expense in obtaining information about the life of Pierre Marie. Dr. GuilIemin's presentation on the life and times of Marie was an extraordinary overview of the cultural, social, and scientific backgrounds in which Marie came to describe the disease, acromegaly. Dr. Guillemin' s findings, which were presented at the main banquet in a splendid audiovisual presentation, were clearly the highlight of the meeting and will long be remembered by the attendees. We were also honored by the presence of Dr. Martine Pierre Marie Granier, the great-granddaughter of Pierre Harie. In her address at the banquet, Dr. Granier provided several delightful and intimate vignettes concerning Pierre Marie, using old family records and photographs. The Scientific Committee wishes to extend its gratitude to Dr. Granier for adding immeasurably to the historical atmosphere of the meeting.
Editors and Affiliations
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Yale University, New Haven, USA
Richard J. Robbins
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medical Science, Los Angeles, USA
Shlomo Melmed