A hypoechoic pattern of the thyroid at ultrasound does not indicate autoimmune thyroid diseases in patients with morbid obesity

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-109

  Rotondi, Mario ^a   Cappelli, Carlo ^b   Leporati, Paola ^a   Chytiris, Spyridon ^a   Zerbini, Francesca ^a   Fonte, Rodolfo ^a   Magri, Flavia ^a   Castellano, Maurizio ^b   Chiovato, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 77954111762     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-10-0288     Document Type: Article

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