Thyroid insufficiency. Is TSH measurement the only diagnostic tool?

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-113

  Baisier, W V ^a   Hertoghe, J ^b   Eeckhaut, W ^c  

^a NONE   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

24 h urine free triiodothyronine; Armour thyroid; Hypothyroidism; Natural desiccated thyroid; Serum thyroxine radioimmunoassay; Serum thyroxine thyroid binding globulin

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034130120     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590840050043521     Document Type: Article

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