Casey Crump, M.D., Ph.D.
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Preterm birth and risk of medically treated hypothyroidism in young adulthood.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2011; (2): 255-60
Previous studies suggest that low birth weight is associated with thyroid autoimmunity and hypothyroidism in later life, but the potential effect of preterm birth, independent of foetal growth, is unknown. Our objective was to determine whether preterm birth is independently associated with medically treated hypothyroidism in young adulthood.
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