Should we treat elevated thyroid stimulating hormone levels in obese children and adolescents?

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-221

  Eliakim, Alon ^a   Barzilai, Marina ^a   Wolach, Baruch ^a   Nemet, Dan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; lipid profile; thyroid; treatment

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; LIPID; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; OBESITY; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148874974     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160600805006     Document Type: Article

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