Radioiodine treatment of patients with autonomously functioning thyroid nodules at outpatient clinic

Kakuigaku

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-83

  Tajiri, Junichi ^a  

^a Tajiri Thyroid Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomously functioning thyroid nodules; Out patient clinic; Radioiodine; Toxic adenoma; Toxic multinodular goiter

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; THYROID NODULE; TOXIC GOITER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 33745738751     PISSN: 00227854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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