Measurement of total rather than free thyroxine in pregnancy: The diagnostic implications

Thyroid

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-261

  Midgley, John E M ^a   Hoermann, Rudolf ^b  

^a North Lakes Clinical   (United Kingdom)

^b Private Medical Practice and Consultancy ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN;

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING GLOBULIN;

EID: 84874880957     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2012.0469     Document Type: Review

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