The incidence and prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in Europe: A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 923-931

  Madariaga, Ane Garmendia ^a   Santos Palacios, Silvia ^a   Guillén Grima, Francisco ^a,b   Galofré, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; EUROPE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; THYROID DISEASE;

ADULT; CHILD; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84895804120     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2409     Document Type: Article

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