A double-blind randomised trial to evaluate the effect of anastrozole for the treatment of non-toxic multinodular goitre

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 911-913

  Knight, J S ^a   Satchidanand, R Y ^a   Yiangou, C ^a   Jackson, A ^a   Cummings, Michael H ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastrozole; Aromatase inhibition; Multinodular goitre

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE; THYROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NODULAR GOITER; PATHOGENESIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 33746173680     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00985.x     Document Type: Article

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