Doubts and concerns about isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Moleti, Mariacarla ^a   Trimarchi, Francesco ^a   Vermiglio, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IODINE PROPHYLAXIS; MATERNAL HYPOTHYROXINEMIA; MATERNAL WELFARE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84055203362     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/463029     Document Type: Review

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