Shift of the TSH reference range with improved iodine supply in Northeast Germany

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 261-267

  Ittermann, Till ^a   Khattak, Rehman M ^a   Nauck, Matthias ^a   Cordova, Caio M M ^b   Völzke, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; GERMANY; GOITER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROTROPIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923673655     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-14-0898     Document Type: Article

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