Prevalence and pattern of sick euthyroid syndrome in acute and chronic non-thyroidal illness - Its relationship with severity and outcome of the disorder

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue JAN, 2004, Pages 27-31

  Zargar, A H ^a   Ganie, M A ^a   Masoodi, S R ^a   Laway, B A ^a   Bashir, M I ^a   Wani, A I ^a   Salahuddin, M ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 13744258336     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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