Reference Interval of Serum Thyroid Hormones in Healthy Korean Adults |
Jang, Yoon-Young
(Department of Health, Graduate School of Environment & Public Health Studies, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Chang-Yoon (Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Hwang, Tae-Yoon (Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Kim, Kyung-Dong (Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Lee, Chae-Hoon (Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) |
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