islamic fasting and thyroid hormones

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fereidoun azizi endocrine research center, research institute for endocrine sciences, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; endocrine research center, research institute for endocrine sciences, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2122409309

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international journal of endocrinology and metabolism

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