Treatment modalities of thyroid related orbitopathy
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Treatment Modalities in Thyroid Dysfunction
Thyroid dysfunction is a common condition mainly affecting women, with a male to female ratio of around 1:10. An organ-specific autoimmune response is the underlying cause in the majority and susceptibility to thyroid autoimmunity is believed to be influenced by an interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental factors, in addition to endogenous factors such as age and sex (Vander...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.145994