Thyroid nodularity after diagnostic administration of iodine-131

Radiation Research

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 673-682

  Hall, Per ^a   Fürst, Carl Johan ^a   Mattsson, Anders ^a   Holm, Lars Erik ^b   Boice Jr , John D ^c,e   Inskip, Peter D ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINE 131 UPTAKE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0029801780     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579384     Document Type: Article

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