Prevalence of thyroid antibodies in Nigerian patients

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-112

  Okosieme, O E ^a   Taylor, R C ^a   Ohwovoriole, A E ^b   Parkes, A B ^a   Lazarus, J H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXIC GOITER;

EID: 33847417912     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl137     Document Type: Article

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