Epidemiology and prevention of clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism

Thyroid

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 839-847

  Vanderpump, Mark P J ^a   Tunbridge, W Michael G ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; IODINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTOXICOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036809519     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072502761016458     Document Type: Article

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