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Does selenium supplementation during and after pregnancy reduce postpartum thyroid dysfunction and autoimmunity?

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boxed-textNegro R et al. (2007) The influence of selenium supplementation on postpartum thyroid status in pregnant women with thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92: 1263–1268

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