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Thyroid Disease

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Thyroid diseases are common endocrine disorders that may seriously affect patients’ health and often require lifelong treatment and monitoring. This chapter reviews the most common thyroid problems, with emphasis on clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1501 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 33932, Shreveport, LA, 71130-3932, USA

    Tammy D. Baudoin

  2. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 983075 Nebr Medical Center, 68198-3075, Omaha, NE, USA

    Kevin J. Carter

  3. Department of Family Medicine and Comprehensive Care, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1501 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 33932, Shreveport, LA, 71130-3932, USA

    Michael B. Harper

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Paul Paulman

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Baudoin, T.D., Carter, K.J., Harper, M.B. (2015). Thyroid Disease. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_128-1

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