Geographic variations in the frequency of thyroid disorders and thyroid peroxidase antibodies in persons without former thyroid disease within Germany

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-371

  Meisinger, C ^a,b   Ittermann, T ^c   Wallaschofski, H ^c   Heier, M ^a,b   Below, H ^c   Kramer, A ^c   Doring A ^a   Nauck, M ^c   Volzke H ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84865727062     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-12-0111     Document Type: Article

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