Pediatric reference intervals for thyroid hormone levels from birth to adulthood: A retrospective study

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kapelari, Klaus ^a   Kirchlechner, Christine ^a   Högler, Wolfgang ^a   Schweitzer, Katharina ^a   Virgolini, Irene ^a   Moncayo, Roy ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 61849121934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-8-15     Document Type: Article

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