High prevalence of thyroid disorders in pregnant women in a mildly iodine-deficient country: A population-based study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3694-3701

  Moreno Reyes, Rodrigo ^a   Glinoer, Daniel ^b   Van Oyen, Herman ^c   Vandevijvere, Stefanie ^c  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IODINE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IODINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84883736718     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2149     Document Type: Article

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