T3 and T4: Are we missing half the picture?

Clinical Cornerstone

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages S5-

  Klein, Irwin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EDITORIAL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 30444451471     PISSN: 10983597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-3597(05)80051-1     Document Type: Editorial

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