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Is High Dose Radioactive Iodine-131 More Effective Than Low Dose Iodine-131 In The Therapy Of Patients With Hyperthyroidism?, Tyler L. Warnecke
Is High Dose Radioactive Iodine-131 More Effective Than Low Dose Iodine-131 In The Therapy Of Patients With Hyperthyroidism?, Tyler L. Warnecke
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not high dose radioactive iodine-131 is more effective than low dose iodine-131 in the therapy of patients with hyperthyroidism.
STUDY DESIGN: The review included three primary English language studies that were peer reviewed articles published in 2003, 2010 and 2011.
DATA SOURCES: This paper evaluates three randomized control trials (one prospective randomized and two comparative randomized) looking at the effectiveness of high dose and low dose radioactive iodine-131 for the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: Each study examined patients being treated with high …