An approach for development of age-, gender-, and ethnicity-specific thyrotropin reference limits

Thyroid

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-11

  Boucai, Laura ^a   Hollowell, Joseph G ^b   Surks, Martin I ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 78651283161     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2010.0092     Document Type: Article

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