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

• Yoo WS

• KMID: 2552810
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2024.1934

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