Food and Levothyroxine Administration in Infants and Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Zeitler, Philip ^a   Solberg, Paulo ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^b Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Encrinologia Luiz Capriglione   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CALCIUM; IRON; LEVOTHYROXINE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG ABSORPTION; FOOD; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 77953248301     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.025     Document Type: Note

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