Reference ranges for analytes of thyroid function in children

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 422-426

  Verburg, F A ^a,d   Kirchgassner C ^a   Hebestreit, H ^a   Steigerwald, U ^a   Lentjes, E G W M ^b   Ergezinger, K ^a   Grelle, I ^a   Reiners, C ^a   Luster, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

children; free thyroxine; free triiodothyronine; reference ranges; TSH

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INFANT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 79957809599     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1275326     Document Type: Article

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