Thyroid Problems (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Thyroid Problems Overview
- Thyroid Problems Causes
- Thyroid Problems Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Thyroid Problems Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Viewer Comments: Thyroid Disease - Describe Your Experience
Authors and Editors
Author: Stephanie L Lee, MD, PhD, FACE, Director of Thyroid Disease Center, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine.
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Coauthor(s):
Brian F Chinnock, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
Editors: Arthur B Chausmer, MD, PhD, FACP, FACE, FACN,
CNS, Affiliate Research Professor, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Program, School of Computational Sciences; Principal, C/A Informatics, LLC;
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; George T
Griffing, MD, Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, St Louis University.
Last Editorial Review: 10/23/2008
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The thyroid gland plays an important role in tissue metabolism and development.
