Noncompliance with Medical Treatment: Pseudomalabsorption of Levothyroxine

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 1-10, 2001, Pages 833-836

  Eledrisi, Mohsen S ^a   Szymajda, Aleksandra ^b   Alshanti, Mohammad ^b   Urban, Randall J ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROXINE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0035430476     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200194080-00017     Document Type: Article

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