Obesity, nutrition, and the thyroid

Endocrinologist

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 392-403

  Glass, Allan R ^a   Kushner, Jonathan ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROTIRELIN; THYROID EXTRACT; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; FATIGUE; FLUID BALANCE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MYXEDEMA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE RESISTANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029823942     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199609000-00007     Document Type: Review

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