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. 2014 Jun;3(2):137-8.
doi: 10.1159/000360621. Epub 2014 Jun 11.

The Dilemma of Treating Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Risk that Current Guidelines Do More Harm than Good

David J Stott  1 , Douglas C Bauer  2 , Ian Ford  1 , Patricia Kearney  3 , Jacobijn Gussekloo  4 , Terence J Quinn  1 , Nicolas Rodondi  5 , Jan Smit  6 , Rudi Westerdorp  7
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The Dilemma of Treating Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Risk that Current Guidelines Do More Harm than Good

David J Stott et al. Eur Thyroid J. 2014 Jun.
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