Giant cell arteritis and thyroid dysfunction: Multicentre case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7181, 1999, Pages 434-435

  Duhaut, Pierre ^a   Bornet, Hubert ^b   Pinède, Laurent ^a   Demolombe Raqué, Sylvie ^a   Loire, Robert ^c   Seydoux, Dominique ^d   Ninet, Jacques ^a   Pasquier, Jean ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Soc de Secours Miniere de la Loire ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033550684     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7181.434     Document Type: Article

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