Thyroid antibodies and risk of preterm delivery: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 455-464

  He, Xiaoyan ^a   Wang, Pingping ^b   Wang, Zengfang ^b   He, Xiaoqin ^b   Xu, Donghua ^c   Wang, Bin ^b  

^a People's Hospital of Ganzhou   (China)

^b Maternal and Children Health's Hospital   (China)

^c Department of Gastroenterology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

COHORT ANALYSIS; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOANTIBODIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 84866694775     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-12-0379     Document Type: Review

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