The reference interval of thyroid-stimulating hormone in Hong Kong Chinese

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 433-436

  Chan, Angel O K ^a   Iu, Y P ^a   Shek, C C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 79955100752     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.087627     Document Type: Article

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