Gender differences in symptoms of hypothyroidism: A population-based DanThyr study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 717-725

  Carlé, Allan ^a,b   Bülow Pedersen, Inge ^a   Knudsen, Nils ^c   Perrild, Hans ^c   Ovesen, Lars ^d   Laurberg, Peter ^a,e  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b SILKEBORG REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRY SKIN; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84955639006     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cen.12787     Document Type: Article

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