European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 45-48 , July 2009

Thyroid volume changes during pregnancy and after delivery in an iodine-sufficient Republic of Slovenia

  • Petja Fister

      Affiliations

    • University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
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  • Simona Gaberšček

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +386 1 230 19 71; fax: +386 1 522 22 37.
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  • Katja Zaletel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • ,
  • Blaž Krhin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • ,
  • Ksenija Geršak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • ,
  • Sergej Hojker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received 26 July 2008 ,Revised 15 March 2009 ,Accepted 30 March 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00242-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.022

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 45-48 , July 2009

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