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Prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy in Saudi Arabia

Shatha A. Al Shanqeeti, Yasser N. Alkhudairy, Alwaleed A. Alabdulwahed, Anwar E. Ahmed, Maysoon S. Al-Adham and Naveed M. Mahmood
Saudi Medical Journal March 2018, 39 (3) 254-260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.3.21621

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