Coincidence of remission of postpartum Graves' disease and use of omega-3 fatty acid supplements

Thyroid Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Breese McCoy, Sarah J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Graves Disease; hyperthyroidism; omega 3 fatty acids; postpartum thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955169628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17566614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-6614-4-16     Document Type: Article

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