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Inequitable Long-Term Outcomes for an Indigenous Population After Definitive Treatment of Patients With Graves Disease.

Jade A U TamateaKelson Tu'akoiGoswin Y Meyer-RochowJohn V ConaglenMarianne S Elston
Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2019)
Māori have lower rates of optimal thyroid levels than their European counterparts at all time points studied. Early disparity was associated with a higher RAI failure rate. Late differences were due to higher rates of untreated hypothyroidism. Overall, euthyroid rates were low, indicating the need for improvement in care, particularly for indigenous peoples.
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