Commentary on Low Free T4 in a 13-Year-Old Girl with Short Stature and Blurry Vision.

Clin Chem

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Published: October 2023

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