Antithyroid drug treatment in pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2289-2291

  Lazarus, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; CARBIMAZOLE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE;

CHOANA ATRESIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EDITORIAL; EMBRYOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MESENTERIC VEIN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN APLASIA; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST;

EID: 84863559581     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2123     Document Type: Editorial

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