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Thyroid Functions and Volume in Pregnant Egyptian Females

Assessment of thyroid functions and thyroid volume in normal pregnant Egyptian females

Ibrahim ElebrashyDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Hebat-Allah Kamal EldeinDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Hoda Abd-ElstarDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
,
Nashwa GhanemDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Shrook MousaDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Maha AssemDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Laila RashedDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed SalitDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Maged Abd-ElraoofDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Ahmed DorghamDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ahmed MansourDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed MahmoudDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Aasem SaifDepartments of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 122-125 | Received 17 Feb 2019, Accepted 10 Jun 2019, Published online: 22 Jun 2019

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