Factors involved in the rate of fall of thyroid stimulating hormone in treated hypothyroidism

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 526-527

  Raza, J ^a   Hindmarsh, P C ^a   Brook, C G D ^a  

^a Hospital for Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031472288     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.6.526     Document Type: Article

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