## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** Although thyroid disorders are present in approximately 3% of pregnant women, little is known about the association between maternal thyroid disease and birth defects. **METHODS:** We assessed the association between maternal thyroid disease, thyroid medication use, and
Maternal thyroid disease and risk of birth defects in offspring: a population-based case-control study
✍ Scribed by Muin J. Khoury; José E. Becerra; Philip J. D'Almada
- Book ID
- 115083840
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1006 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-5022
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