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Who Is Affected by Hypothyroidism

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Ladenson P, Kim M (2008). Hypothyroidism section of The thyroid. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Medicine, 23rd ed., pp. 1700-1703. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

LaFranchi S (2007). Hypothyroidism section of Disorders of the thyroid gland. In RE Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed., pp. 2319-2327. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Brent GA, et al. (2008). Hypothyroidism and thyroiditis. In HM Kronenberg et al, eds., Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 11th ed., pp. 377-409. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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Last Updated: July 16, 2010

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