Non-palpable thyroid nodules in a borderline iodine-sufficient area: Detection by ultrasonography and follow-up

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 770-776

  Rago, T ^a   Chiovato, L ^a   Aghini Lombardi, F ^a   Grasso, L ^a   Pinchera, A ^a   Vitti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Thyroid nodules; Thyroid ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOITER; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL VALUE; PALPATION; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID NODULE; THYROID WEIGHT; URBAN AREA; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0035202320     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343926     Document Type: Article

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