Thyroid Dysfunction in Children, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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چکیده
Disease of the thyroid gland in children differs sufficiently from thyroid dysfunction in adults to warrant some special study. It is not common, and yet, with the exception of adenomatous goitre with hyperthyroidism, all the major diseases of the thyroid gland, which affect adults, have been seen in children. They may be divided for convenience into two groups, non-endocrine, and endocrine disorders.
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