Newly diagnosed thyrotoxicosis in hospitalized patients: Clinical characteristics

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 871-874

  Rotman Pikielny, Prima ^a   Borodin, O ^a   Zissin, R ^b   Ness Abramof, R ^b   Levy, Y ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; TECHNETIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SORE THROAT; SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROIDITIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; TOXIC GOITER; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 54949095146     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn107     Document Type: Article

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