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. 1975 Aug 9;3(5979):350-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5979.350.

A strategy for thyroid function tests

K E Britton, V Quinn, B L Brown, R P Ekins

A strategy for thyroid function tests

K E Britton et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

The concept of decision-aiding ranges were introduced to improve diagnostic efficiency. The clinical uncertainty in distinguishing borderline cases of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism among 1559 consecutive requests for thyroid function tests was 47%. This was reduced to 22% by using the free thyroxine index and to under 2% by using specific tests determined by the decision-aiding ranges.

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