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The Year in Review: The Thyroid

Kenneth A. Woeber, MD, FRCPE

21 December 1999 | Volume 131 Issue 12 | Pages 959-962

Several studies that have important implications for the management of patients with various thyroid disorders were recently published. These studies concern screening for thyroid disease, thyroid eye disease and treatment with iodine-131, antithyroid drug treatment, treatment of hypothyroidism, and management of thyroid nodules. For each topic, the results of the studies are presented and recommendations for their translation into clinical practice are offered.

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From the University of California, San Francisco/Mount Zion Medical Center, San Francisco, California.

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