Natural history of mild subclinical hypothyroidism: Prognostic value of ultrasound

Thyroid

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Rosário, Pedro W S ^a,b   Bessa, Breno ^a   Valadão, Maristane M A ^a   Purisch, Saulo ^a  

^a Endocrinology Service   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa da Clinica de Endocrinologia e Metabologia CEPCEM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; AUTOANTIGENS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 58149242780     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0221     Document Type: Article

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