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Published in: Endocrine 1/2019

01-10-2019 | Levothyroxine | Editorial

Thyroid hormone therapy: past, present, and future

Authors: David S. Cooper, Leonidas H. Duntas

Published in: Endocrine | Issue 1/2019

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“Unfortunately, no satisfactory treatment is known.” Sir William Osler, Principles and Practice of Medicine, 1892
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Title
Thyroid hormone therapy: past, present, and future
Authors
David S. Cooper
Leonidas H. Duntas
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Endocrine / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1355-008X
Electronic ISSN: 1559-0100
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-019-02090-w

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