Assessment of thyroid gland functions and hypogonadism among male patients with COPD

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 adrenals and the p...

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Main Authors: Aya M. Abdel Dayem, Sahar S. Youssef, Mohamed S. Mostafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
TSH
FSH
LH
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000149