The effect of thyroxine-suppressive therapy in patients with solitary non-toxic thyroid nodules - A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Tsai, C C ^a   Pei, D ^a   Hung, Y J ^a   Wang, T F ^a   Tsai, W C ^a   Yao, C Y ^a   Hsieh, M C ^a   Kuo, Shi Wen ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Thyroglobulin; Thyroid nodule; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DRUG ANTAGONISM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NODULE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 33644843907     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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