Thyroid-associated eye disease: pathophysiology

The Lancet

Volumn 338, Issue 8758, 1991, Pages 25-28

  Weetman, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THYROID DISEASE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; FIBROBLASTS; GRAVES' DISEASE; HUMAN; RISK FACTORS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0025877388     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90013-F     Document Type: Article

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