Ethnic differences in maternal thyroid parameters during pregnancy: The generation r study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3678-3686

  Korevaar, Tim I M ^a,b   Medici, Marco ^a,b   De Rijke, Yolanda B ^b,c   Visser, Willy ^c   De Muinck Keizer Schrama, Sabine M P F ^d   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a,c   Hofman, Albert ^d   Ross, H Alec ^c,f   Visser, W Edward ^a   Hooijkaas, Herbert ^b   Steegers, Eric A P ^c   Tiemeier, Henning ^c,e   Bongers Schokking, Jacoba J ^d   Visser, Theo J ^b   Peeters, Robin P ^b  

^a Generation R Study Group   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Departments of Clinical Chemistry   (Netherlands)

^d Departments of Pediatrics   (Netherlands)

^e SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SURINAME; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 84883698111     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2005     Document Type: Article

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