Hypothyroxinemia in Critically III Patients as a Predictor of High Mortality

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 43-45

  Slag, Michael F ^a   Morley, John E ^a   Nuttall, Frank Q ^a   Elson, Michael K ^a   Shafer, Rex B ^a   Crowson, Terry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84948722591     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1981.03310260021020     Document Type: Article

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