The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 6 , Pages 827-832 , December 2006

The natural history of euthyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in children

  • Giorgio Radetti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Giorgio Radetti, Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital, Via L Boehler 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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  • Elena Gottardi, MD
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  • Gianni Bona, MD
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  • Andrea Corrias, MD
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  • Silvana Salardi, MD
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  • Sandro Loche, MD
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  • Study Group for Thyroid Diseases of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (SIEDP/ISPED)

      Affiliations

    • Members of the Study Group for Thyroid Diseases of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (SIEDP/ISPED) are Fabio Buzi (Brescia), Marco Cappa (Roma), Elena Faleschini (Trieste), Edoardo Farinelli (Perugia), Roberto Gastaldi (Genova), Nella Augusta Greggio (Padova), Lorenzo Iughetti (Modena), Daniela Larizza (Pavia), Silvana Lauriola (Verona), Costanzo Mastrangelo (Foggia), Mariacarolina Salerno (Napoli), and Alessandro Salvatoni (Varese)

Received 13 December 2005 ,Revised 25 April 2006 ,Accepted 19 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.08.045

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 6 , Pages 827-832 , December 2006

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