Age-specific distribution of serum thyrotropin and antithyroid antibodies in the U.S. population: Implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4575-4582

  Surks, Martin I ^a,c   Hollowell, Joseph G ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849075781     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1499     Document Type: Article

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