Psychological well-being of patients on L-thyroxine [2]

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 264-265

  Edwards, C M B ^a   Cox, J P D ^a   Robinson, S ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE;

HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL VALUE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; REFERENCE VALUES; SELECTION BIAS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0043167776     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.18272.x     Document Type: Letter

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