Thyroid nodules in the follow-up of irradiated individuals: Comparison of thyroid ultrasound with scanning and palpation

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4020-4027

  Schneider, Arthur B ^a,b   Bekerman, Carlos ^b   Leland, Joel ^b   Rosengarten, Jeffrey ^b   Hyun, Hyewon ^b   Collins, Barbara ^a   Shore Freedman, Eileen ^b   Gierlowski, Theresa C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0030830392     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.12.4020     Document Type: Article

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