Thyroid-stimulating hormone in singleton and twin pregnancy: Importance of gestational age-specific reference ranges

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 753-757

  Dashe, Jodi S ^a   Casey, Brian M ^a   Wells, C Edward ^a   McIntire, Donald D ^a   Byrd, E William ^a   Leveno, Kenneth J ^a   Cunningham, F Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOMOGRAM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444488331     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000175836.41390.73     Document Type: Article

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