Pituitary enlargement in patients with primary hypothyroidism

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Khawaja, Nahla M ^a   Taher, Bassam M ^a   Barham, Muries E ^a   Naser, Abeer A ^a   Hadidy, Azmy M ^a   Ahmad, Azmi T ^a   Hamamy, Hanan A ^a   Yaghi, Nakhleh A ^a   Ajlouni, Kamel M ^a  

^a National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics Jordan   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; JORDAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; JORDAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 33646831835     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.12.1.29     Document Type: Article

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