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Outcome of Radioiodine Therapy in a West African Population
Hyperthyroidism continues to be a pressing public health concern in West Africa. Its prevalence in Africa has been quoted as 1.2%-9.9%, with Graves’ disease as its most common cause. Radioiodine-131 (RAI) therapy of hyperthyroidism recently commenced in two government hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria....
Autores principales: | Onimode, Yetunde A., Ankrah, Alfred, Adedapo, Kayode S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729010/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26912975 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1450-1147.167585 |
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