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Birthweight and risk of Autoimmune and Thyroid Conditions Within the Women’s Health Initiative

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dc.contributor.advisorCassana Spracklen
dc.contributor.advisorSusan Hankinson
dc.contributor.authorMonahan, Brian c
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.departmentPublic Health
dc.date2024-03-28T19:27:59.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T18:07:50Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T18:07:50Z
dc.date.submittedMay
dc.date.submitted2021
dc.description.abstractAutoimmune and thyroid conditions account for a substantial proportion of the morbidity and mortality experienced in the United States, affecting >40 million Americans combined. Co-occurrence of both an autoimmune and thyroid condition is also likely, particularly among women. Epidemiologic studies on both sets of conditions have examined many risk factors, including demographic, lifestyle, genetic, and environmental risk factors. However, one area which has been neglected is the effect of early life exposures on the development of autoimmune and thyroid conditions. To investigate the potential association between an individual’s birth weight (by category;in uteroand early childhood, extending the hypothesis to include thyroid conditions.
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (M.S.)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7275/22483253.0
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3212-430X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/32725
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2100&context=masters_theses_2&unstamped=1
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectWHI
dc.subjectAutoimmune
dc.subjectThyroid
dc.subjectBirth
dc.subjectweight
dc.subjectDOAD
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectImmune System Diseases
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectWomen's Health
dc.titleBirthweight and risk of Autoimmune and Thyroid Conditions Within the Women’s Health Initiative
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dc.typearticle
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