ENDOCRINOLOGY IN PREGNANCY: Thyroid antibodies and risk of preterm delivery: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

He, Xiaoyan; Wang, Pingping; Wang, Zengfang; He, Xiaoqin; Xu, Donghua; Wang, Bin

doi:10.1530/eje-12-0379

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ENDOCRINOLOGY IN PREGNANCY: Thyroid antibodies and risk of preterm delivery: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Published in European Journal of Endocrinology • Jul 31, 2012

Authors:

Xiaoyan He

Pingping Wang

Zengfang Wang

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Observational studies suggest possible associations between thyroid antibodies and risk of preterm delivery. However, whether thyroid antibodies are risk factors of preterm labor remains controversial. Our goal was to evaluate the associations between thyroid antibodies and risk of prete...

Subject

Medicine

Thyroid peroxidase

Prospective cohort study

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