Multinodular goiter: Epidemiology and prevention;Gozzo multinodulare. Epidemiologia e prevenzione

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 317-325

  Pinchera, A ^a   Aghini Lombardi, F ^a   Antonangeli, L ^a   Vitti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Goiter; Hypothyroidism; Thyroid disease; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; ITALY; NODULAR GOITER; REVIEW;

GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 0030133701     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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