Thyroid disease awareness is associated with high rates of identifying subjects with previously undiagnosed thyroid dysfunction
2013
Background
Conventional screening for hypothyroidism is controversial. Although hypothyroidism is underdiagnosed, many organizations do not recommend screening, citing low disease prevalence in unselected populations. We studied attendees at a thyroid health fair, hypothesizing that certain patient characteristics would enhance the yield of testing.
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