Etiologic discussion and clinical relevance of thyroid ultrasonography in subclinical hypothyroidism. A retrospective study in 1845 patients

Annales d'Endocrinologie

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Nys, P ^a   Cordray, J P ^a   Merceron, R É ^a  

^a Grp Rech Cliniques en Endocrinol   (France)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Thyroid antibodies; Thyroid ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; THYROID NODULE;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX RATIO; THYROID GLAND; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 61349149295     PISSN: 00034266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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