Is the treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism beneficial?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-87

  Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a,b  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 58849086641     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet1049     Document Type: Short Survey

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