SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM - UNDERSTANDING IS THE KEY TO DECISION-MAKING

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作者
CUSHING, GW [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,BOSTON,MA 02115
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10.1080/00325481.1993.11945681
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
What causes subclinical hypothyroidism? How prevalent is it? When is it likely to progress to overt disease? Are clinical abnormalities sometimes present? Answers to these questions, as well as a discussion of treatment approaches, are found in this overview.
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