Assessment of thyroid functions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is no longer considered to affect only the lungs and airways but also the rest of the body. The systemic manifestations of COPD include a number of endocrine disorders, such as those involving the pituitary, the thyroid, the gonads, the adrena...

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Main Authors: Hussein A. Abo El-Yazed, Mohammed Rezk A. El-Bassiony, Safwat Ali M. Eldaboosy, Abd El Aleem Ali El Gendi, Mohammed Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813001477