Screening for maternal thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy: A review of the clinical evidence and current guidelines

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chang, Donny L F ^a   Pearce, Elizabeth N ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN;

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CASE FINDING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYMPTOM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879191971     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/851326     Document Type: Review

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