Articles - Katherine Falk M.D.

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Vahab Fatourechi . Upper Limit of Normal Serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone: A Moving and Now an Aging Target? The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 92, No. 12 4560-4562

Wartofsky L, Dickey RA. Controversy in Clinical Endocrinology: The Evidence for a Narrower Thyrotropin Reference Range Is Compelling. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism . 2005;90(9):5483-5488
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