Thyroid antibodies and miscarriage: Where are we at a generation later?

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Stagnaro Green, Alex ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; GOITER; HUMAN; MULTIGRAVIDA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 84864423789     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/841949     Document Type: Review

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