An epidemiological study of the serum thyrotropin reference range and factors that influence serum thyrotropin levels in iodine sufficient areas of China

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 995-1002

  Li, Chenyan ^a   Guan, Haixia ^a   Teng, Xiaochun ^a   Lai, Yaxin ^a   Chen, Yanyan ^a   Yu, Jiashu ^a   Li, Ningna ^a   Wang, Beibei ^a   Jiang, Fengwei ^a   Wang, Jiani ^a   Fan, Chenling ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Zhang, Hongmei ^a   Teng, Weiping ^a   Shan, Zhongyan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Goiter; Normal reference range; Thyroglobulin antibody; Thyroid peroxidase antibody; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULAR GOITER; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE RANGE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 82855165290     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K11E-101     Document Type: Article

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