Patients with Hashimoto's disease treated with L-thyroxine and followed for three years

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-62

  Mussa, G C ^a   Corrias, A ^b   Mostert, M ^a   Pellegrino, D ^a   Silvestro, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Regina Margherita Children's H ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Follow up; Hashimoto's disease; Therapy

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031910684     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1998.11.1.59     Document Type: Article

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