The relationship between thyroid nodules and uterine fibroids

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 615-621

  Kim, Min Hee ^a   Park, Ye Ree ^a   Lim, Dong Jun ^a   Yoon, Kun Ho ^a   Kang, Moo Il ^a   Cha, Bong Yun ^a   Lee, Kwang Woo ^a   Son, Ho Young ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Thyroid nodule; Uterine fibroid

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; SMOKING; THYROID NODULE; THYROID WEIGHT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEIOMYOMA; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NODULE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77955791982     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K10E-024     Document Type: Review

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