Analytical difficulties of thyroid testing in daily practice;Difficultes analytiques de l'exploration thyroidienne en pratique quotidienne

Feuillets de Biologie

Volumn 40, Issue 228, 1999, Pages 65-73

  Sapin, R ^a   Schlienger, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AVIDIN; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; LIOTHYRONINE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANALYSIS; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HYPERTHYROXINEMIA; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033055863     PISSN: 04282779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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