The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 963-970 , June 1984

Long-term weight regulation in treated hyperthyroid and hypothyroid subjects

  • Byron J. Hoogwerf, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • From the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    • Dr. Hoogwerf is a recipient of a Special Emphasis Research Career Award.
    • ,
  • Frank Q. Nuttall, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Dr. Frank Q. Nuttall, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417.
    • From the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    • Dr. Nuttall is a recipient of a Medical Investigatorship Award from the Veterans Administration.

,Accepted 13 December 1983.

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☆ This work was supported in part by Veterans Administration Research Funds and National Institutes of Health Grant NIAMDD-NRSA FM5F32 AM0588602.

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The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 963-970 , June 1984

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