Autoimmunity: Thyroid autoantibodies and pregnancy risk

Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 501-502

  Alexander, Erik K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MATERNAL DISEASE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 80052062482     PISSN: 17595029     EISSN: 17595037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2011.116     Document Type: Review

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