Total serum levels of triiodothyronine (T3) thyroxine (T4) and thyrotropine (TSH) in schoolgoing children of Dibrugarh district: An endemic goitre region of Assam

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-170

  Thakur, Chironjoy ^a   Saikia, Tolan C ^a,b   Yadav, Raj N S ^a,c  

^a ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b AL AMEEN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

cretin; endemic; euthyroid; goitre; hypothyroid; thyrotropin (TSH); thyroxine (T4); triiodothyronine (T3)

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC GOITER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX FACTORS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0030983423     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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