One-year prophylactic treatment of euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients with levothyroxine: Is there a benefit?

Thyroid

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-255

  Padberg, S ^a   Heller, K ^a   Usadel, K H ^a   Schumm Draeger, P M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NODULAR GOITER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; THYROID FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035044248     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072501750159651     Document Type: Article

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