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Thyroid disease awareness is associated with high rates of identifying subjects with previously undiagnosed thyroid dysfunction
BACKGROUND: Conventional screening for hypothyroidism is controversial. Although hypothyroidism is underdiagnosed, many organizations do not recommend screening, citing low disease prevalence in unselected populations. We studied attendees at a thyroid health fair, hypothesizing that certain patient...
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| Format: | Online Article Text |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3643833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23590562 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-351 |