What is the significance of anti-thyroid antibodies in children and adolescents?

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 1-2

  Beastall, Graham H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID DISEASE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84890505851     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.12.002     Document Type: Editorial

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