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ISRN Biomarkers
Volume 2013, Article ID 651494, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/651494
Research Article

Correlation between Body Mass Index and Thyroid Function in Euthyroid Individuals in Greece

Anastasios Milionis1 and Charalampos Milionis2

1Department of Endocrinology, Local Health Unit of N. Kosmos, Social Insurance Institute (IKA-ETAM), Machis Analatou and Lagoumitzi, 11744 Athens, Greece
2Directorate of Public Health, Region of Central Greece, Ainianon 2, 35100 Lamia, Greece

Received 19 June 2013; Accepted 24 August 2013

Academic Editors: A. Alaiya and R. Smith

Copyright © 2013 Anastasios Milionis and Charalampos Milionis. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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