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Original Research

Predictors of autoimmune thyroid disease

Carol Cardona Attarda Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta;b Department of Medicine, University of Malta Medical School, Msida, MaltaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0947-8153
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W. C. Candy Szec Department of Endocrinology, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK;d Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
, PhD &
Sandro Vellaa Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta;b Department of Medicine, University of Malta Medical School, Msida, Malta
, MD
Pages 608-614 | Received 23 Apr 2022, Accepted 02 Jun 2022, Published online: 15 Jun 2022

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