High prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among pregnant women in lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Thyroid

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 568-575

  Habimana, Laurence ^a   Twite, Kabange E ^b   Daumerie, Chantal ^a   Wallemacq, Pierre ^a   Donnen, Philippe ^c   Kalenga, Muenze K ^b   Robert, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b University of Lubumbashi   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROXINEMIA; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; SUBURBAN AREA; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 84896796804     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0261     Document Type: Article

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