GuidelineCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2019
Recommendation on screening adults for asymptomatic thyroid dysfunction in primary care.
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Guideline in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- The public health burden of diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease: twin epidemics.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
- Patient and Public Involvement Reporting Consistency: Analysis of 24 Clinical Practice Guidelines From 4 Countries.Clinical and public health guidelines · 2026Article
- Long-term forecasting and evaluation of medicine consumption for the ATC class H with a focus on thyroid hormones in OECD countries using ARIMA models.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Thyroid testing in primary hypothyroidism.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Trends and Components of Thyroid Status Evaluation in Commercially Insured Adults in the United States, 2006-2020.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
- Significance of FDG-PET standardized uptake values in predicting thyroid disease.European thyroid journal · 2023Article
- [The problem of medical overuse : Finding a definition and solutions].Der Internist · 2021Review
- Thyroid Dysfunction and Dysmetabolic Syndrome: The Need for Enhanced Thyrovigilance Strategies.International journal of endocrinology · 2021Review
- What happens when laboratory reference ranges change?CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2020Article
- Management of Hypothyroidism in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Age- and Sex-Specific TSH Upper-Limit Reference Intervals in the General French Population: There Is a Need to Adjust Our Actual Practices.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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- Subclinical hypothyroidism and TSH screening.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2020Article
- Screening for thyroid dysfunction: prevention of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2019Article
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9 authors.
Richard BirtwhistleDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Kate MorissetteDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
James A DickinsonDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Donna L ReynoldsDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Marc T AveyDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Francesca Reyes DomingoDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Rachel RodinDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Brett D ThombsDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Morissette, Avey, Reyes Domingo, Rodin), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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