Difficulties in diagnosing and managing coexisting primary hypothyroidism and resistance to thyroid hormone

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-293

  Tran, Huy A ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BLOOD; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID HORMONE RESISTANCE; THYROTOXICOSIS;

CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID HORMONE RESISTANCE SYNDROME; THYROID HORMONES; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 33748043987     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.12.3.288     Document Type: Article

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