Suppressive therapy for thyroid nodules: Preliminary results of a prospective evaluation by the Groupe de recherche sur la thyroide;Hormonotherapie freinatrice pour nodule thyroidien: Evaluation prospective. Resultats preliminaires

Annales d'Endocrinologie

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-124

  Wemeau J L ^a   Cousty, C ^b   Vlaeminck, V ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Levothyroxine; Nodule; Thyroid; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; THYROID NODULE; TUMOR VOLUME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; THYROID NODULE; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034180730     PISSN: 00034266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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