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Original Release Date: January 2004

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The USPSTF concludes the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine screening for thyroid disease in adults. 

The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of the service. Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined.
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Current as of: July 2015

Internet Citation: Final Update Summary: Thyroid Disease: Screening. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. July 2015.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/thyroid-disease-screening

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