Clinical Controversies in Screening Women for Thyroid Disorders During Pregnancy

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-158

  Wier, Frances A ^a   Farley, Cindy L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

hypothyroidism; levothyroxine; subclinical hypothyroidism; thyroid; thyroid peroxidase antibody

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYMPTOM; THYROID DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 33645982542     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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