The Brazilian consensus for the clinical approach and treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism in adults: Recommendations of the thyroid department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism;Consenso brasileiro para a abordagem clínica e tratamento do hipotireoidismo subclínico em adultos: Recomendações do departamento de tireoide da Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 166-183

  Sgarbi, Jose A ^a   Teixeira, Patrícia F S ^b   Maciel, Lea M Z ^c   Mazeto, Glaucia M F S ^d   Vaisman, Mario ^b   Montenegro, Renan M ^e   Ward, Laura S ^f  

^a Disciplina de Endocrinologia e Metabologia   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Consensus; Guidelines; Hypothyroidism; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878057763     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302013000300003     Document Type: Article

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