Trimester-and method-specific reference intervals for thyroid tests in pregnant Chinese women: Methodology, euthyroid definition and iodine status can influence the setting of reference intervals

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 262-269

  Yan, Yu Qin ^a   Dong, Zuo Liang ^b   Dong, Ling ^c   Wang, Feng Rui ^d   Yang, Xue Ming ^e   Jin, Xing Yi ^f   Lin, Lai Xiang ^a   Sun, Yi Na ^a   Chen, Zu Pei ^a  

^a China Ministry of Health   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center   (China)

^d Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Autonomous Region   (China)

^e CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651277939     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2010.03910.x     Document Type: Article

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