Optimal free thyroxine levels for thyroid hormone replacement in hypothyroidism

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 550-555

  Iverson, Jennifer F ^a   Mariash, Cary N ^b  

^a ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 58149466267     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.14.5.550     Document Type: Article

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