Thyroid volume in hypothyroidism due to autoimmune disease follows a unimodal distribution: Evidence against primary thyroid atrophy and autoimmune thyroiditis being distinct diseases

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 833-839

  Carlé, Allan ^a   Pedersen, Inge Bülow ^a   Knudsen, Nils ^b   Perrild, Hans ^b   Ovesen, Lars ^c   Jørgensen, Torben ^d   Laurberg, Peter ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c National Heart Foundation   (Denmark)

^d Unit for Psychotherapy Education and Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; THYROGLOBULIN AUTOANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 62349091371     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1370     Document Type: Article

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