Thyroid-stimulating hormone assays: Guidelines, guidance and clinical judgement

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-202

  Weetman, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART DISEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; THYROTOXICOSIS; HUMAN; NOTE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 34250355190     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456307780480909     Document Type: Editorial

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