Cost-effectiveness of universal and risk-based screening for autoimmune thyroid disease in pregnant women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1536-1546

  Dosiou, Chrysoula ^a   Barnes, James ^b   Schwartz, Alan ^b   Negro, Roberto ^c   Crapo, Lawrence ^a   Stagnaro Green, Alex ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVERT HYPOTHYROIDISM; POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 84860710687     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-2884     Document Type: Article

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