Thyroid derangements in pregnancy

Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 491-508

  Azizi, F ^a   Delshad, H ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Iodine deficiency; Pregnancy; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; IODINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TACHYCARDIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROID DISEASE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE METABOLISM;

EID: 84940362027     PISSN: 16834844     EISSN: 16835476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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