Prevalence and Determinants of True Thyroid Dysfunction Among Pediatric Referrals for Abnormal Thyroid Function Tests

• Main Authors: Amit Lahoti MBBS (Author), Jason Klein MD (Author), Tiffany Schumaker DO (Author), Patricia Vuguin MD (Author), Graeme Frank MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims . Abnormalities in thyroid function tests (TFTs) are a common referral reason for pediatric endocrine evaluation. However, a sizable proportion of these laboratory abnormalities do not warrant therapy or endocrine follow-up. The objectives of this study were ( a ) to evaluate the pre...