Subclinical hypothyroidism: To treat or not to treat?;Hipotiroidismo subclínico: Tratar o no tratar

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 182-183

  Lucas Martín, Anna M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; CHOLESTEROL; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LIPOPROTEIN; PEROXIDASE; PLACEBO; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 1642318472     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13057814     Document Type: Editorial

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