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. 1969 Aug 23;3(5668):443–444. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5668.443

Effect of Pretreatment with Carbimazole in Patients with Thyrotoxicosis Subsequently Treated with Radioactive Iodine

A W G Goolden, T Russell Fraser
PMCID: PMC1984237  PMID: 4185887

Abstract

Preliminary treatment with carbimazole in a series of 181 patients with thyrotoxicosis selected for treatment with radioactive iodine did not make any significant difference to the subsequent response to 131I therapy.

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