A patient with low free T4 and low thyroid-stimulating hormone without hypopituitarism

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 983-984

  Chan, W B ^a   Chow, C C ^a   Cockram, C S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hypopituitorism; Triiodothycoacetic acid; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIRATRICOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GOITER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; PREGNANCY; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 10444241799     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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