Asymmetry of thyroid lobe volume in normal Chinese subjects: Association with handedness and position of esophagus

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-174

  Ying, Michael ^a   Yung, Dennis M C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Esophagus; Handedness; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59949105666     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20803     Document Type: Article

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