The upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone should not be confused with a cut-off to define subclinical hypothyroidism

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Waise, Ahmed ^a   Price, Hermione C ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 64549152103     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.008113     Document Type: Review

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