Improvement of upper airway obstruction after 131I-treatment of multinodular nontoxic goiter evaluated by flow volume loop curves

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 71-75

  Nygaard, B ^a,b   Soes Petersen U ^a   Hoilund Carlsen P F ^a   Veje, A ^a   Holst, P E ^a   Vestergaard, A ^a   Solling K ^a  

^a HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Flow volume loop; Radioiodine goiter

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; GOITER; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; TRACHEA;

EID: 0029929426     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03349839     Document Type: Article

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