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ea0029p1493 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Although dentists are frequently visited by acromegaly patients they do not diagnose the disease

Siegel S , Streetz-van-der-Werf C , Schott J , Nolte K , Karges W , Kreitschmann-Andermahr I

Objective: The aim of this study conducted in a German University Hospital was to systematically assess health care utilisation and delivery in patients with acromegaly and to thus identify possible starting points for the improvement of patient care.Design/Methods: By means of a standardized anamnestic interview, 41 patients with biochemically proven acromegaly were questioned on the course of their disease. To investigate patient care the interview inc...