Comparison of single daily dose of methimazole and propylthiouracil in the treatment of Graves' hyperthyroidism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 676-681

  He, Chih Tsueng ^a   Hsieh, An Tsz ^a   Pei, Dee ^a   Hung, Yi Jen ^a   Wu, Ling Yi ^a   Yang, Tsao Chin ^a   Lian, Wei Cheng ^a   Huang, Wen Sheng ^a   Kuo, Shi Wen ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PARAMETER; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 2942744451     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.02032.x     Document Type: Article

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