Lack of effect of thyroxine in patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism who are treated with an antithyroid drug

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 334, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 220-224

  Mciver, Bryan ^a   Rae, Peter ^a   Beckett, Geoffrey ^a   Wilkinson, Ewan ^a   Gold, Ann ^a   Toft, Anthony ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CARBIMAZOLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; RECURRENCE; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0030065578     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199601253340403     Document Type: Article

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