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Review
. 2007 Oct;5(3):145-8.
doi: 10.3121/cmr.2007.756.

TRH stimulation when basal TSH is within the normal range: is there "sub-biochemical" hypothyroidism?

Suhail A R Doi  1 , Daisy Issac, Sheikha Abalkhail, Marwa M Al-Qudhaiby, Mohamad F Hafez, Kamal A S Al-Shoumer
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Review

TRH stimulation when basal TSH is within the normal range: is there "sub-biochemical" hypothyroidism?

Suhail A R Doi et al. Clin Med Res. 2007 Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Categorized scatterplots of basal TSH versus TSH-fold response grouped by ΔTSH groups. (B) Categorized boxplots of basal TSH grouped by the ΔTSH groups
Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Categorized scatterplots of basal TSH versus TSH-fold response grouped by ΔTSH groups. (B) Categorized boxplots of basal TSH grouped by the ΔTSH groups
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