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Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among young females in a South Indian population

BACKGROUND: Thyroid disorders are common in India but scarce data exists on its prevalence in young women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted in female college students in seven colleges in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was used as the screening test to...

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Autores principales: Velayutham, Kumaravel, Selvan, S. Sivan Arul, Unnikrishnan, A. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26693428
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.167546