Gestation-specific thyroxine and thyroid stimulating hormone levels in the United States and worldwide

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 553-559

  Soldin, Offie P ^a,b,c   Soldin, Danielle ^b   Sastoque, Marisol ^b  

^a Center for Sex Differences   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free thyroxine; Iodine; Pregnancy; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Triiodothyronine; Trimester specific

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848817133     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31815709ac     Document Type: Review

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