Ultrasound thyroid evaluation in thalassemic patients: Correlation between the aspects of thyroidal stroma and function

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 313-315

  Pitrolo, Lorella ^a,b   Malizia, Graziella ^a   Pinto, Carmela Lo ^a   Malizia, Velia ^a   Capra, Massimo ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Villa Sofia   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Thalassaemia; Thyroid gland; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STROMA; THALASSEMIA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THALASSEMIA; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 12544252831     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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