Maternal thyroid autoantibodies during the third trimester and hearing deficits in children: An epidemiologic assessment

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 701-710

  Wasserman, Ellen E ^a,c   Nelson, Kenrad ^a   Rose, Noel R ^a,b   Eaton, William ^a   Pillion, Joseph P ^b   Seaberg, Eric ^a   Talor, Monica V ^b   Burek, Lynne ^b   Duggan, Anne ^a,b   Yolken, Robert H ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Autoimmunity; Child development; Hearing; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ABNORMALITY; ANTIBODY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEARING; IMMUNOASSAY; PREGNANCY; SENSORY SYSTEM DISORDER; SERUM;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERINATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MARYLAND; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; THYROID GLAND;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149111385     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm342     Document Type: Article

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