Increased prevalence of chronic autoimmune (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis in children and adolescents with vitiligo

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 220-223

  Kakourou, Talia ^a   Kanaka Gantenbein, Christina ^a   Papadopoulou, Anna ^a   Kaloumenou, Eirini ^a   Chrousos, George P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; VITILIGO;

EID: 22144473306     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.03.032     Document Type: Article

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