Thyroid hormone replacement therapy in primary hypothyroidism: a randomized trial comparing L-thyroxine plus liothyronine with L-thyroxine alone.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on March 15, 2005

Authors

Héctor F Escobar-Morreale1, José I Botella-Carretero, Manuel Gómez-Bueno, José M Galán, Vivencio Barrios, José Sancho

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. hescobarm.hrc@salud.madrid.org

Associated clinical trials:

Desiccated Thyroid Extract and Levothyroxine for Hypothyroidism Treatment (DTE) | NCT01739972

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