The prevalence of undiagnosed thyroid disorders in a previously iodine-deficient area

Thyroid

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 803-810

  Völzke, Henry ^a   Lüdemann, Jan ^a   Robinson, Daniel M ^a   Spieker, Knut W ^a   Schwahn, Christian ^a   Kramer, Axel ^a   John, Ulrich ^a   Meng, Wieland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0042830732     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072503768499680     Document Type: Article

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