The age of patients with thyrotoxicosis factitia in Italy from 1973 to 1996

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 128-133

  Bogazzi, F ^a   Bartalena, L ^a   Scarcello, G ^a   Campomori, A ^a   Rossi, G ^b   Martino, Enio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Munchausen's syndrome; Thyrotoxicosis factitia

Indexed keywords

IODINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE 131 UPTAKE TEST; ITALY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTOXICOSIS FACTITIA; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033056439     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03350892     Document Type: Article

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