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Should the dose of levothyroxine be changed in hypothyroidism patients fasting during Ramadan?
BACKGROUND/AIM: Muslims worship by fasting from predawn (suhoor) until sunset (iftar) for 30 days in the religious month of Ramadan. In addition to prolonged hunger, patients fasting with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism take their doses of levothyroxine (LT4) outside of daytime fasting hours. The purp...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7379469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32151123 http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1911-28 |