The prevalence of hyperprolactinaemia in overt and subclinical hypothyroidism

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1011-1015

  Hekimsoy, Zeliha ^a   Kafesçiler, Sabriye ^a   Güçlü, Feyzullah ^a   Özmen, Bilgin ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hyperprolactinemia; Hypothyroidism; Prolactin; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 78650538505     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K10E-215     Document Type: Article

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