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Risk Factors for Developing Hyponatremia in Thyroid Cancer Patients Undergoing Radioactive Iodine Th...

Risk Factors for Developing Hyponatremia in Thyroid Cancer Patients Undergoing Radioactive Iodine Th...

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Risk Factors for Developing Hyponatremia in Thyroid Cancer Patients Undergoing Radioactive Iodine Therapy

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Risk Factors for Developing Hyponatremia in Thyroid Cancer Patients Undergoing Radioactive Iodine Therapy

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2014-08, Vol.9 (8), p.e106840

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Due to the alarming increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer worldwide, more patients are receiving postoperative radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy and these patients are given a low-iodine diet along with levothyroxine withdrawal to induce a hypothyroid state to maximize the uptake of RAI by thyroid tissues. Recently, the reported cases of patie...

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Risk Factors for Developing Hyponatremia in Thyroid Cancer Patients Undergoing Radioactive Iodine Therapy

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2014373779

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2014373779

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0106840

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