Low birth weight is not associated with thyroid autoimmunity: A population-based twin study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3499-3502

  Brix, Thomas Heiberg ^a   Hansen, Pia Skov ^a,b   Rudbeck, Annette Beck ^a   Hansen, Jacob Bjerg ^a   Skytthe, Axel ^b   Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm ^b   Hegedüs, Laszlo ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

EID: 33748744451     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1348     Document Type: Article

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