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ea0037ep1074 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015

Clinical and social concerns in treated patients with primary hypothyroidism in Basrah: a cross sectional study

Yassin Yassin Haider Ayad , Musa Musa Alaa Khattar , Mansour Abbas Ali

Background: Despite available treatment for hypothyroidism, levothyroxine replacement therapy in a biochemically appropriate dose does not necessarily relieve patientsÂ’ symptoms and complaints. The aim of the study was to evaluate the concerns of patients treated with hypothyroidism and to correlate these concerns with different patient characteristics and thyroid biochemical control.Method: One hundred and eighteen treated primary hypothyroid patie...