Changes in thyroxine requirements in patients with hypothyroidism undergoing renal transplantation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 354-357

  Thomas, Merlin C ^a   Mathew, Timothy H ^a   Russ, Graeme R ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypothyroid; Renal transplantation; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DILTIAZEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036176854     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.30556     Document Type: Article

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