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Impact of lithium on radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism
CONTEXT: Radioactive Iodine (RAI) is a common therapy for hyperthyroidism. However hyperthyroidism recurs or persists in 15-18% of patients after RAI. Studies report variable percentage of failure after RAI therapy depending on several variables including I(131). Lithium enhances efficacy of treatme...
Autores principales: | Lingudu, Brahmanandam, Bongi, Vivekanand, Ayyagari, Mythili, Venkata, Subrahmanyam Kandregula Appala |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171890/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25285284 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.139230 |
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