Small changes in thyroxine dosage do not produce measurable changes in hypothyroid symptoms, well-being, or quality of life: Results of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2624-2630

  Walsh, John P ^a,b   Ward, Lynley C ^a   Burke, Valerie ^b   Bhagat, Chotoo I ^c   Shiels, Lauren ^a   Henley, David ^a   Gillett, Melissa J ^a   Gilbert, Rhonda ^c   Tanner, Melissa ^c   Stuckey, Bronwyn G A ^a,b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 33745770866     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0099     Document Type: Article

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