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Title
Screening for subclinical thyroid dysfunction in nonpregnant adults: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Authors
Helfand, Mark; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Abstract
Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is a risk factor for developing symptomatic thyroid disease. Advocates of screening argue that early treatment can prevent serious morbidity in individuals who are found to have laboratory evidence of subclinical thyroid dysfunction.
Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2004, Vol 140, Issue 2, p128