Etiology and outcome of thyrotoxicosis at a University Hospital

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 352-354

  Akbar, Daad H ^a   Mushtaq, Maimona A ^a   Al Sheikh, Abdulrahman A ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Graves disease; Radiotherapy; Thyrotoxicosis; Toxic multi nodular goiter

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROIDITIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROIDITIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034173163     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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