Thyrotoxicosis in children: Thirty years' experience

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 937-941

  Raza, J ^a   Hindmarsh, P C ^a   Brook, C G D ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Hyperthyroidism; Radioactive iodine therapy; Surgery; Thyroid disease

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; IODINE 131; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032869270     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950168405     Document Type: Article

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