Clinical Study Safety and Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Autoimmune Thyroiditis: Long-Term Follow-Up Study

Ultrasound Unit, Department of Radiology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Hospital das Clínicas, 05403-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil Universidade Nove de Julho, Post-Graduation, 01504-001 São Paulo, SP, Brazil Radiology Institute (InRad); Department of Radiology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Hospital das Clínicas, 05403000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil Thyroid Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Hospital das Clínicas, 05403-000 São Paulo, Brazil Department of Pathology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Hospital das Clínicas, 05403-000 São Paulo, Brazil

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