Association between thyroid autoantibodies and miscarriage and preterm birth: Meta-analysis of evidence

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7806, 2011, Pages

  Thangaratinam, Shakila ^a   Tan, Alex ^b   Knox, Ellen ^c   Kilby, Mark D ^b,c   Franklyn, Jayne ^b   Coomarasamy, Arri ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROID ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; IMMUNOLOGY; MATERNAL AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; THYROID GLAND;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE;

EID: 81855209141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2616     Document Type: Article

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