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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb;44(2):387-388.
doi: 10.1007/s40618-020-01440-0. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

COVID-19: a cause of recurrent Graves' hyperthyroidism?

S Jiménez-Blanco  1 , B Pla-Peris  2 , M Marazuela  3
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Case Reports

COVID-19: a cause of recurrent Graves' hyperthyroidism?

S Jiménez-Blanco et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 2021 Feb.
No abstract available

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