Long-term study in subclinical hypothyroidism: Spontaneous course and predictors of overt hypothyreoidism;Langzeitstudie bei subklinischer hypothyreose: Spontanverlauf und pradiktoren der manifesten hypothyreose

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 128, Issue 48, 1998, Pages 1902-1905

  Huber, G ^a,b   Mitrache, C ^a   Meier, Ch ^a   Guglielmetti, M ^a   Huber, P ^a   Staub, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Unterstützt durch die ASTRA Pharmaceutica AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0032576439     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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