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The manifestations of hypothyroidism are usually insidious in onset, and unless the deficiency is gross, the manifestations are easily mistaken for many other disorders.
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Woerlee, G.M. (1988). Hypothyroidism. In: Common Perioperative Problems and the Anaesthetist. Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1323-3_53
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