Laboratory tests necessary at the first examination of patients with suspected thyroid disorders

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-204

  Mori, Toru ^a   Sugawa, Hideo ^a   Akamizu, Takashi ^a   Kosugi, Shinji ^a   Okuda, Jyoji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffuse goiter; Graves' disease; Hypothyroidism; Laboratory tests; Nodular goiter; Thyroid primary care

Indexed keywords

IODINE 123; TECHNETIUM 99M; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISOTOPE LABELING; LABORATORY TEST; NODULAR GOITER; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030008515     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.43.197     Document Type: Article

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