Subclinical thyroid disease: scientific review and guidelines for diagnosis and management.

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Published in JAMA on January 14, 2004

Authors

Martin I Surks1, Eduardo Ortiz, Gilbert H Daniels, Clark T Sawin, Nananda F Col, Rhoda H Cobin, Jayne A Franklyn, Jerome M Hershman, Kenneth D Burman, Margo A Denke, Colum Gorman, Richard S Cooper, Neil J Weissman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467-2490, USA. msurks@westnet.com

Associated clinical trials:

Iron Deficiency Anemia Can be an Indication for Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism | NCT00535561

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