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Levothyroxine dose following thyroidectomy is affected by more than just body weight†‡

  1. Kara Meinke Baehr MD1,
  2. Elizabeth Lyden MS2,
  3. Kelly Treude BS1,
  4. Judi Erickson RN1,
  5. Whitney Goldner MD1,*

Article first published online: 28 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/lary.23186

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The Laryngoscope

The Laryngoscope

Volume 122, Issue 4, pages 834–838, April 2012

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Baehr, K. M., Lyden, E., Treude, K., Erickson, J. and Goldner, W. (2012), Levothyroxine dose following thyroidectomy is affected by more than just body weight. The Laryngoscope, 122: 834–838. doi: 10.1002/lary.23186

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

  2. 2

    Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A

*984120 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE68198-4120

  1. †

    This study used data from the Thyroid Tumor and Cancer Collaborative Registry (TCCR) at the University of Nebraska. The TCCR was jointly funded by the Department of Internal Medicine, the Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, and the Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.

  2. ‡

    The authors have no other funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 MAR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 28 FEB 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 DEC 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 NOV 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 9 NOV 2011

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