Age-specific TSH reference ranges have minimal impact on the diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 773-779

  Kahapola Arachchige, Kalani M ^a   Hadlow, Narelle ^a,b   Wardrop, Robert ^b   Lim, Ee M ^b,c   Walsh, John P ^c,d  

^a WESTERN DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMILUMINESCENT ASSAY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROTROPIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867274778     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04463.x     Document Type: Article

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