Propylthiouracil reduces the effectiveness of radioiodine treatment in hyperthyroid patients with Graves' disease

Thyroid

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 525-530

  Santos, Roberto B ^a   Romaldini, João H ^a   Ward, Laura S ^b,c  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; IODINE 131; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 3543044357     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1050725041517093     Document Type: Article

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