Method specific second-trimester reference intervals for thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 750-753

  Silvio, Rechelle ^a   Swapp, Karly J ^a   La'ulu, Sonia L ^b   Hansen Suchy, Kara ^a   Roberts, William L ^c  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elecsys E170; Free thyroxine; Pregnancy; Reference interval; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; REFERENCE STANDARDS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 63649120217     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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