Discovery of a fetal goiter on prenatal ultrasound in women treated for Graves' disease: First, do no harm

Thyroid

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 931-

  Stoppa Vaucher, Sophie ^a,b   Van Vliet, Guy ^a   Deladoëy, Johnny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; THYROXINE;

CORDOCENTESIS; FETAL GOITROUS HYPOTHYROIDISM; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION;

ANTITHYROID AGENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROXINE;

EID: 79961190630     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2011.0066     Document Type: Letter

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