Increased need for thyroxine in women with hypothyroidism during estrogen therapy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 344, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 1743-1749

  Arafah, Baha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0035821989     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200106073442302     Document Type: Article

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