Abbasian Ardakani, Ali
Bitarafan-Rajabi, Ahmad
Mohammadi, Afshin
Hekmat, Sepideh
Tahmasebi, Aylin
Shiran, Mohammad Bagher http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-3937
Mohammadzadeh, Ali
Funding for this research was provided by:
Iran University of Medical Sciences (29762)
Article History
Received: 27 July 2018
Revised: 25 October 2018
Accepted: 22 November 2018
First Online: 9 January 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Mohammad Bagher Shiran.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because all diagnostic procedures were performed according to American thyroid association (ATA).This study was approved by the ethics committee of the Iran University of Medical Sciences (No. IR.IUMS.REC 1395.95-04-30-29762).
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