Is there one successful antithyroid regimen for Graves' disease?

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9029, 1996, Pages 697-698

  Braverman, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; CARBIMAZOLE; LIOTHYRONINE;

GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029766822     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)65600-0     Document Type: Note

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