Miscarriage in women with positive anti-TPO antibodies: Is thyroxine the answer?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2500-2502

  Glinoer, Daniel ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EUTHYROIDISM; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROXINE;

EID: 33745780527     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0834     Document Type: Editorial

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