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Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnany and After Delivery

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Diseases of the Thyroid

Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology ((COE,volume 2))

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The incidence, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid diseases differs among pregnant women, those who have recently been pregnant, and other individuals. These differences are considered here in the context of the two categories of thyroid dysfunction: thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism.

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Emerson, C.H. (1997). Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnany and After Delivery. In: Braverman, L.E. (eds) Diseases of the Thyroid. Contemporary Endocrinology, vol 2. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2594-0_15

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