Association between vitiligo and thyroid autoimmunity

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kasumagic Halilovic, Emina ^a   Prohic, Asja ^a   Begovic, Begler ^a   Ovcina Kurtovic, Nermina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; VITILIGO;

EID: 84862904186     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/938257     Document Type: Article

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