Carotid integrated backscatter analysis in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-283

  Franzoni, Ferdinando ^a   Galetta, Fabio ^a   Fallahi, Poupak ^a   Tocchini, Leonardo ^a   Braccini, Lara ^a   Rossi, Marco ^a   Carpi, Angelo ^a   Santoro, Gino ^a   Antonelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38049169573     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03035.x     Document Type: Article

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