Variation in rates of autoimmune thyroid disease by race/ethnicity in US military personnel

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1563-1565

  McLeod, Donald S A ^a   Caturegli, Patrizio ^b   Cooper, David S ^b   Matos, Peter G ^c   Hutfless, Susan ^b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; THYROID DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898663674     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.285606     Document Type: Article

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