Thyroid dysfunction in Down's syndrome: Relation to age and thyroid autoimmunity

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 242-245

  Karlsson, B ^a   Gustafsson, J ^a   Hedov, G ^a   Ivarsson, S A ^b   Anneren G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 0031691872     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.79.3.242     Document Type: Article

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