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Impact of body mass index on thyroid functions in Indian children

R. K. Marwaha, Nikhil Tandon, MK Garg, Mohd Ashraf Ganie, Amit Narang, Neena Mehan, Kuntal Bhadra

Clinical Endocrinology · 2013 · 41 citations · 33 references

Abstract

Serum FT3 and TSH were positively while FT4 was negatively associated with BMI in apparently healthy euthyroid children.

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Small Differences in Thyroid Function May Be Important for Body Mass Index and the Occurrence of Obesity in the Population

Nils Knudsen, Peter Laurberg, Lone Banke Rasmussen et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2005 · 740 citations · Full text

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Caroline S. Fox · Archives of Internal Medicine · 2008 · 292 citations