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Iodine supplementation for pregnancy and lactation-United States and Canada: recommendations of the American Thyroid Association by Becker, David V, Braverman, Lewis E, Delange, François, Dunn, John T, Franklyn, Jayne A, Hollowell, Joseph G, Lamm, Steven H, Mitchell, Marvin L, Pearce, Elizabeth, Robbins, Jacob, Rovet, Joanne F

“…The fetus is totally dependent in early pregnancy on maternal thyroxine for normal brain development. Adequate maternal dietary intake of iodine during…”
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Cancer Mortality Following Treatment for Adult Hyperthyroidism by Ron, Elaine, Doody, Michele Morin, Becker, David V, Brill, A. Bertrand, Curtis, Rochelle E, Goldman, Marlene B, Harris III, Benjamin S. H, Hoffman, Daniel A, McConahey, William M, Maxon, Harry R, Preston-Martin, Susan, Warshauer, M. Ellen, Wong, F. Lennie, Boice, Jr, John D, for the Cooperative Thyrotoxicosis Therapy Follow-up Study Group

“…CONTEXT.— High-dose iodine 131 is the treatment of choice in the United States for most adults with hyperthyroid disease. Although there is little evidence to…”
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Procedure guideline for therapy of thyroid disease with (131)iodine by Meier, Donald A, Brill, David R, Becker, David V, Clarke, Susan E M, Silberstein, Edward B, Royal, Henry D, Balon, Helena R

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Radioiodine and the treatment of hyperthyroidism: the early history by Sawin, C T, Becker, D V

“…Little was known about iodine metabolism in the mid-1930s, but when Saul Hertz and his chief, J. Howard Means, at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)…”
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Enhancement of Radioiodine Treatment of Small-Pool Hyperthyroidism with Antithyroid Drugs: Kinetics and Dosimetry by Zanzonico, Pat B, Becker, David V, Hurley, James R

“…(131)I-Iodide is the treatment of choice in most cases of hyperthyroidism, with a standard 7,000-cGy (rad) thyroid absorbed dose generally resulting in an…”
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Protecting the thyroid from accidental or terrorist-instigated 131I releases by Schneider, Arthur B, Becker, David V, Robbins, Jacob

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Effects of time of administration and dietary iodine levels on potassium iodide (KI) blockade of thyroid irradiation by 131I from radioactive fallout by Zanzonico, P B, Becker, D V

“…Radioiodines, particularly 131I, may be released into the environment in breach-of-containment nuclear reactor accidents and localize in and irradiate the…”
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Optimal Use of Blood Tests for Assessment of Thyroid Function by Becker, David V, Bigos, S. Thomas, Gaitan, Eduardo, Morris, John C, Rallison, Marvin L, Spencer, Carol Ann, Sugawara, Masahiro, Van Middlesworth, Lester, Wartofsky, Leonard

“…To the Editor.—The American Thyroid Association (ATA) in 1990 and 1991 issued guidelines for use of laboratory tests in thyroid disorders.1,2 These ATA…”
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A Comparison of Recombinant Human Thyrotropin and Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal for the Detection of Thyroid Remnant or Cancer1 by Haugen, Bryan R, Pacini, Furio, Reiners, Christoph, Schlumberger, Martin, Ladenson, Paul W, Sherman, Steven I, Cooper, David S, Graham, Kathryn E, Braverman, Lewis E, Skarulis, Monica C, Davies, Terry F, DeGroot, Leslie J, Mazzaferri, Ernest L, Daniels, Gilbert H, Ross, Douglas S, Luster, Markus, Samuels, Mary H, Becker, David V, Maxon, Harry R, Cavalieri, Ralph R, Spencer, Carole A, McEllin, Kevin, Weintraub, Bruce D, Ridgway, E. Chester

“…Recombinant human TSH has been developed to facilitate monitoring for thyroid carcinoma recurrence or persistence without the attendant morbidity of…”
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Choice of therapy for Graves' hyperthyroidism by Becker, D V

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Reactor Accidents: Public Health Strategies and Their Medical Implications by Becker, David V

“…In a reactor accident with release of radioactivity, the major potential public health risks are likely to result from radioiodines, particularly iodine 131,…”
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Comparison of Administration of Recombinant Human Thyrotropin with Withdrawal of Thyroid Hormone for Radioactive Iodine Scanning in Patients with Thyroid Carcinoma by Ladenson, Paul W, Braverman, Lewis E, Mazzaferri, Ernest L, Brucker-Davis, Françoise, Cooper, David S, Garber, Jeffrey R, Wondisford, Fredric E, Davies, Terry F, DeGroot, Leslie J, Daniels, Gilbert H, Ross, Douglas S, Weintraub, Bruce D, Hay, Ian D, Levis, Silvina, Reynolds, James C, Robbins, Jacob, Becker, David V, Cavalieri, Ralph R, Maxon, Harry R, McEllin, Kevin, Moscicki, Richard

“…Thyroid carcinoma is diagnosed in 14,000 people each year in the United States. 1 Most are effectively treated by surgery, followed often by radioiodine…”
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Malignant and benign neoplasms of the thyroid in patients treated for hyperthyroidism: a report of the cooperative thyrotoxicosis therapy follow-up study by Dobyns, B M, Sheline, G E, Workman, J B, Tompkins, E A, McConahey, W M, Becker, D V

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The Use of Iodine as a Thyroidal Blocking Agent in the Event of a Reactor Accident: Report of the Environmental Hazards Committee of the American Thyroid Association by Becker, David V, Braverman, Lewis E, Dunn, John T, Gaitan, Eduardo, Gorman, Colum, Maxon, Harry, Schneider, Arthur B, Van Middlesworth, Lester, Wolff, Jan

“…In the event of a nuclear reactor accident, radioactive materials could be released into the environment: radioisotopes of iodine could constitute a major…”
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Evaluation of environmental, nutritional, and host factors in cats with hyperthyroidism by Kass, P.H, Peterson, M.E, Levy, J, James, K, Becker, D.V, Cowgill, L.D

“…The pathologic changes associated with hyperthyroidism (adenomatous hyperplasia, adenoma of the thyroid gland) have been well characterized in cats, but the…”
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The Chernobyl accident and its consequences: Update at the millennium by Tuttle, R. Michael, Becker, David V.

“…A marked increase in the incidence of papillary thyroid cancer in children has been documented in regions of the former Soviet Union most heavily contaminated…”
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Radioiodine treatment of 524 cats with hyperthyroidism by Peterson, M E, Becker, D V

“…To evaluate a protocol for subcutaneous radioiodine treatment of cats with hyperthyroidism in which the dose was determined on the basis of severity of the…”
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Radioiodine and thyroid disease: the beginning by Becker, David V., Sawin, Clark T.

“…In 1936, Karl Compton, then president of the Massachusetts Insitute of Technology (MIT) and the thyroid group of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH),…”
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The iodine requirement and influence of iodine intake on iodine metabolism and thyroid function in the adult beagle by Belshaw, B E, Cooper, T B, Becker, D V

“…Various aspects of iodine metabolism were studied in adult beagles maintained at iodine intake levels ranging from 480 to 20 mug/day. On the basis of changes…”
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Treatment of hyperthyroid disease by KLEIN, I, BECKER, D. V, LEVEY, G. S

“…To evaluate treatments for hyperthyroid disease. Selected studies published during the last 20 years addressing the diagnosis, causes, and treatment of…”
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