The Brazilian consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of hyperthyroidism: Recommendations by the thyroid department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism;Consenso brasileiro para o diagnóstico e tratamento do hipertireoidismo: Recomendações do departamento de tireoide da Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-232

  Maia, Ana Luiza ^a   Scheffel, Rafael S ^a   Souza Meyer, Erika Laurini ^b   Mazeto, Glaucia M F S ^c   de Carvalho, Gisah Amaral ^d   Graf, Hans ^d   Vaisman, Mario ^e   Maciel, Lea M Z ^f   Ramos, Helton E ^g   Tincani, Alfio J ^h   de Andrada, Nathalia Carvalho ⁱ   Ward, Laura S ^h  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

ⁱ Associação Brasileira de Medicina   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antithyroid drugs; Graves' disease; Thyrotoxicosis; Toxic nodular goiter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROIDITIS; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROIDITIS; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 84878024357     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302013000300006     Document Type: Article

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