Thyroxine alone or thyroxine plus triiodothyronine replacement therapy for hypothyroidism

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 586-593

  Chao, Ma ^a   Jiawei, Xie ^a   Xia, Huang ^a   Guoming, Wang ^a   Yangang, Wang ^a   Xufu, Wang ^a   Shuyao, Zuo ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; MOOD; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 68349113552     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e32832c79e0     Document Type: Review

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