Characteristics of anemia in subclinical and overt hypothyroid patients

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-220

  Mehmet, Erdogan ^a   Aybike, Kosenli ^b   Ganidagli, Sencer ^b   Mustafa, Kulaksizoglu ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Numune Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^c Numune Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia; Overt hypothyroidism; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ERYTHROID CELL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; OVERT HYPOTHYROIDISM; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 84859035314     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ11-0096     Document Type: Article

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