Thyroxine treatment in patients with symptoms of hypothyroidism but thyroid function tests within the reference range: Randomised double blind placebo controlled crossover trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7318, 2001, Pages 891-895

  Pollock, M A ^a   Sturrock, A ^a   Marshall, K ^b   Davidson, K M ^b   Kelly, C J G ^a   McMahon, A D ^c   McLaren, E H ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; VISION TEST; WELLBEING;

EID: 0035922819     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7318.891     Document Type: Article

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