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Do antithyroid drugs influence outcome after radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism volume 3, pages 628–629 (2007)Cite this article

boxed-textWalter MA et al. (2007) Effects of antithyroid drugs on radioiodine treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 334: 514–520

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Razvi, S., Pearce, S. Do antithyroid drugs influence outcome after radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 3, 628–629 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0584

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