Influence of iodine on the reference interval of TSH and the optimal interval of TSH: Results of a follow-up study in areas with different iodine intakes

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-141

  Guan, Haixia ^a   Shan, Zhongyan ^a   Teng, Xiaochun ^a   Li, Yushu ^a   Teng, Di ^a   Jin, Ying ^a   Yu, Xiaohui ^a   Fan, Chenling ^a   Chong, Wei ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Dai, Hong ^a   Yu, Yang ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Chen, Yanyan ^a   Zhao, Dong ^a   Shi, Xiaoguang ^a   Hu, Fengnan ^a   Mao, Jinyuan ^a   Gu, Xiaolan ^a   Yang, Rong ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Tong, Yajie ^a   Wang, Weibo ^a   Gao, Tianshu ^a   Li, Chenyang ^a   Teng, Weiping ^a   more..

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROTROPIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 45749119947     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03150.x     Document Type: Article

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