Role of thyroid peroxidase antibodies in the outcome of pregnancy

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 468-471

  Ghafoor, Farkhanda ^f   Mansoor, Mussarat ^f   Malik, Tahir ^a   Malik, Muhammad Saleem ^b   Khan, Aman Ullah ^c   Edwards, Ray ^d   Akhtar, Waheed ^e  

^a Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex and PGMI ^*  (Pakistan)

^b SHAIKH ZAYED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^f National Health Research Complex   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Abortion; Prenatal hypothyroidism; Screening; Thyroid autoimmune disease; Thyroid peroxidase auto antibodies

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ABORTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 33748426352     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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