Management practices among primary care physicians and thyroid specialists in the care of hypothyroid patients

Thyroid

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 757-764

  McDermott, Michael T ^a   Haugen, Bryan R ^a   Lezotte, Dennis C ^a   Seggelke, Stacey ^a   Ridgway, E Chester ^a   McDermott, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; DATA COLLECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0034888086     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10507250152484592     Document Type: Article

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