Clinical and laboratory findings at initial diagnosis in pediatric Graves' disease in Taiwan

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-82

  Hung, Chia Sui ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^b   Sui, Hsun Hui ^c   Chao, Ting ^a   Van, Yang Hau ^a   Lo, Fu Sung ^a,d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Childhood; Graves' disease; Hyperthyroidism

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE MATURATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOPHTHALMOS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HEAT INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; TAIWAN; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREMOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747221848     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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