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Bad medicine: thyroid disease

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7596 (Published 09 November 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e7596

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Just to clear transient thyroiditis may resolve when caused by viral infection or post pregnancy. Autoimmune thyroid disease does not. This article again exemplifies the complete lack of scientific or medical knowledge in the vast majority of GPs.

Competing interests: No competing interests

13 December 2012
P West
scientist
Nil
UK