Autoimmune thyroid diseases in patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-46

  Danieli, Maria Giovanna ^a,b   Rossetti, L ^a   Fraticelli, P ^a   Malcangi, G ^a   Testa, I ^a   Danieli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Autoimmune thyroiditis; Organ specific autoimmune diseases; Thyroid diseases; Undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULAR GOITER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIGENS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0034092653     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100670050009     Document Type: Article

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