Recent review on medical treatment of thyroid disease

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1207-1214

  Park, Kyeong Hye ^a   Lee, Eun Jig ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antithyroid agents; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Thyroiditis; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

AGE; ANTIBODY TITER; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENDER; GRAVES DISEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84872134839     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2012.55.12.1207     Document Type: Review

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