Prevalence and characteristics of postpartum thyroid dysfunction in Tehran
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Prevalence and characteristics of postpartum thyroid dysfunction in Tehran.
OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of postpartum thyroiditis (PPT), one of the autoimmune disorders of the thyroid which usually occurs in women in the first year after parturition. PPT presents with periods of transient thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism, in many cases resulting in permanent hypothyroidism. DESIGN The study involved 1040 mothers who had contacted five health centers in Teh...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1450397