TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wartofsky, Leonard
TI  - Screening for thyroid disease: defining high-risk populations
SN  - 1744-6651
PY  - 2010///
KW  - PubMed-not-MEDLINE -- Not indexed
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Medicine/Endocrinology
KW  - Journal Article
N2  - The pros and cons of population screening for thyroid disease have been hotly debated over the past several decades. This article addresses the issue from the point of view of the potential benefit of screening, that is, disease detection. Earlier diagnoses of hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer and so on, with implementation of the indicated diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, avoid the adverse consequences of unrecognized and untreated progressive disease. Arguments against screening and case-finding often focus on cost considerations. To achieve the greatest yield at the lowest cost, our emphasis is on vulnerable populations with associated risk factors, and special situations such as pregnancy
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1586/eem.10.34
ER  -