Thyroxine-triiodothyronine combination therapy versus thyroxine monotherapy for clinical hypothyroidism: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2592-2599

  Grozinsky Glasberg, Simona ^a   Fraser, Abigail ^a   Nahshoni, Ethan ^b,c   Weizman, Abraham ^b,c   Leibovici, Leonard ^a,c,d  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Beilinson Campus ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIPIDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 33745768179     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0448     Document Type: Article

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