Discontinuation of thyroid hormone treatment among children in the United States with congenital hypothyroidism: findings from health insurance claims data.

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Published in BMC Pediatr on February 15, 2010

Authors

Alex R Kemper1, Lijing Ouyang, Scott D Grosse

Author Affiliations

1: Program on Pediatric Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. alex.kemper@duke.edu

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