Hyperthyroidism due to inappropriate production of human chorionic gonadotropin

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-44

  Goodwin, Thomas M ^a,b   Hershman, Jerome M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROXINE;

CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030956559     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199703000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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