Psychological well-being in patients on 'adequate' doses of L-thyroxine: Results of a large, controlled community-based questionnaire study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 577-585

  Saravanan, P ^a,b   Chau, W F ^b   Roberts, N ^c   Vedhara, K ^d   Greenwood, R ^b   Dayan, C M ^a,b  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Barrow Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOASSAY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0036426814     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2002.01654.x     Document Type: Article

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