Recently Published Editions: No. 4 - 1999
  Report of the 8th Biannual Meeting of the Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS)

May 27th–30th, 1999, Iguassu Falls, Pr, Brazil
by Dr. Geraldo Medeiros-Neto

This meeting was attended by around 650 scientists predominantly from the Latin American countries, but also from the USA and Europe. In total, 150 scientific communications were presented (12 as oral, 146 as posters). This report is only concerned with those papers that have a direct clinical significance.

Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO)
Hyperthyroidism
Graves’ disease
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid nodules
Thyroid dyshormonogenesis
Thyroid hormone resistance
Endemic goiter / iodine deficiency disorders
Neonatal screening for hypothyroidism
Miscellaneous
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