Is universal screening for thyroid disease in pregnancy a cost-effective strategy?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 598-599

  Stagnaro Green, Alex ^a   Schwartz, Alan ^b  

^a Touro College and University System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cost effectiveness; Pregnancy; Screening; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; SELENIUM; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 54549122351     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0951     Document Type: Note

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