The use of orbital radiotherapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy: Quantitative review of the evidence

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-31

  Wei, Rui Li ^a   Cheng, Jin Wei ^a   Cai, Ji Ping ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Graves' ophthalmopathy; Meta analysis; Orbital radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ORBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349121191     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109275     Document Type: Article

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