Pregnant Patients With Risk Factors for Thyroid Disease Are Not Getting Screened

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Twitter. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window BALTIMORE -- Under 50% of pregnant patients who met thyroid disease risk factor criteria as defined by guidelines were appropriately screened, a real-world retrospective study showed. Among 1,025 new ...

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