Endocrinol Metab.  2024 Feb;39(1):188-189. 10.3803/EnM.2024.1934.

Clinical Implications of Different Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Reference Intervals between TSH Kits for the Management of Subclinical Hypothyroidism

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea


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