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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000400022</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hipotiroidismo en mujeres menopáusicas, prevalencia y diagnóstico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Hypothyroidism in menopausal women, prevalence and diagnosis]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ronelsys]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Hoyos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniela Monserrath]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Banda-Marcillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Heidy Aylin]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Regional de los Andes (UNIANDES).  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: el hipotiroidismo en mujeres menopaúsicas en un trastorno endocrinológico común. Un buen diagnóstico exige indicar estudios bioquímicos para determinar la función de las hormonas tiroideas y aplicar del modo correcto el método clínico.  Objetivo: describir la prevalencia y el diagnóstico de hipotiroidismo en mujeres menopáusicas.  Métodos: se realizó una revisión bibliográfica de la literatura científica actualizada. Se obtuvo la información a través de Web of Science, Scielo, ScienceDirect y PubMed. Se introdujeron los descriptores: hipotiroidismo, trastornos endocrinos, hipotiroidismo en mujeres menopáusicas; y sus respectivas traducciones al idioma inglés. Se utilizaron un total de 16 referencias bibliográficas.  Conclusiones: el establecimiento del diagnóstico de hipotiroidismo en la mujer menopáusica requiere tener en consideración los niveles detectados de hormonas tiroideas, cuyo descenso constituye la principal causa de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction: hypothyroidism in menopausal women in a common endocrinological disorder. A good diagnosis requires biochemical studies to determine the function of thyroid hormones and the correct application of the clinical method. Objective: to describe the prevalence and diagnosis of hypothyroidism in menopausal women. Methods: a bibliographic review of the updated scientific literature was carried out. Information was obtained through Web of Science, Scielo, ScienceDirect and PubMed. The following descriptors were introduced: hypothyroidism, endocrine disorders, hypothyroidism in menopausal women; and their respective translations into English. A total of 16 bibliographic references were used. Conclusions: the establishment of the diagnosis of hypothyroidism in menopausal women requires taking into consideration the detected levels of thyroid hormones, whose decrease constitutes the main cause of the disease.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[HIPOTIROIDISMO]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[HYPOTHYROIDISM]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MENOPAUSE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[WOMEN.]]></kwd>
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