The relationship between serum cholesterol and serum thyrotropin, thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine concentrations in suspected hypothyroidism

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 110-113

  Elder, J ^a   McLelland, A ^a   O'Reilly, D StJ ^a   Packard, C J ^a   Series, J J ^a   Shepherd, J ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hypercholesterolaemia; screening; thyroid

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIOTHYRONINE; RADIOISOTOPE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0025217131     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329002700204     Document Type: Article

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