Open AccessScreening pregnant women for autoimmune thyroid disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Author(s) -
Chrysoula Dosiou,
Gillian D Sanders,
S Araki,
Lawrence M. Crapo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje-07-0882
Subject(s) - medicine , levothyroxine , newborn screening , pregnancy , thyroid disease , cost effectiveness , thyroid peroxidase , cost effectiveness analysis , pediatrics , obstetrics , thyroid function tests , thyroid , risk analysis (engineering) , biology , genetics
Untreated maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy can have adverse consequences on maternal health and child intelligence quotient (IQ). Our objective was to examine the cost-effectiveness of screening pregnant women for autoimmune thyroid disease.
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