Spontaneous normalization of thyrotropin concentrations in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 4124-4127

  Díez, Juan J ^a   Iglesias, Pedro ^b   Burman, Kenneth D ^c  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE SEGOVIA   (Spain)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TIME;

AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 23044471411     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-0375     Document Type: Article

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