Prevalence of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis in the urban area neighboring a petrochemical complex and a control area in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Clinics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-312

  Camargo, Rosalinda Y A ^a   Tomimori, Eduarto K ^a   Neves, Solange C ^a   Knobel, Meyer ^a   Medeiros Neto, Geraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autoimmune Disease; Hashimoto's Thyroiditis; Hypothyroidism; Iodine Intake; Petrochemical Pollutants; Thyroid Antibodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747838052     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322006000400006     Document Type: Article

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