Detection of thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women: Universal screening is justified;Detección de la disfunción tiroidea en la población gestante: Está justificado el cribado universal

Endocrinologia y Nutricion

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 547-560

  Vila, Lluís ^a,h   Velasco, Inés ^b,h   González, Stella ^c   Morales, Francisco ^d,h   Sánchez, Emilia ^e   Lailla, José Maria ^a   Martinez Astorquiza, Txanton ^f   Puig Domingo, Manel ^g,h   Arena, Jose ^h   Ares, Susana ^h   Arrizabalaga, Juan José ^h   Arrobas, Teresa ^h   Bandrés, Nivela ^h   María, Orosia ^h   Berbel, Pere ^h   Bezanilla López, Carolina ^h   Caballero, Águeda ^h   de la Vieja Escolar, Antonio ^h   Donnay Candil, Sergio ^h   Espada, Mercedes ^h   García Fuentes, Eduardo ^h   Gonzalez Mateo, Carmen ^h   Gentil, Alfonso ^h   Iglesias Reymunde, Teresa ^h   Lucas, Anna ^h   Muñoz Marquez, Jose ^h   Menendez, Edelmiro ^h   del Carmen Millon Ramirez, Maria ^h   Moll Mascaró, Gracia ^h   Moreno, Jose Carlos ^h   Pineda Arrivas, Jose Javier ^h   Riestra, María ^h   Santiago, Piedad ^h   Santiesteban, Pilar ^h   Soriguer, Federico ^h   Torres Costa, María Teresa ^h   Tortosa, Frederic ^h   Vich Sastre, Francisca ^h   Wengrowicz, Silvia ^h   more..

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Río Tinto SEGO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^h Hospital Germans Trias y Pujol ^*

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Screening; Thyroid dysfunction

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROXINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84868668596     PISSN: 15750922     EISSN: 15792021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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