| Title |
Levothyroxine Monotherapy Cannot Guarantee Euthyroidism in All Athyreotic Patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0022552 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Damiano Gullo, Adele Latina, Francesco Frasca, Rosario Le Moli, Gabriella Pellegriti, Riccardo Vigneri |
| Abstract |
Levothyroxine monotherapy is the treatment of choice for hypothyroid patients because peripheral T4 to T3 conversion is believed to account for the overall tissue requirement for thyroid hormones. However, there are indirect evidences that this may not be the case in all patients. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 21% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Canada | 2 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 11 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 79% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 122 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 13% |
| Researcher | 15 | 12% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 25 | 20% |
| Unknown | 31 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 46% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 31 | 25% |