Re: “Seasonal Changes in Serum Thyrotropin Concentrations Observed from Big Data Obtained During Six Consecutive Years from 2010 to 2015 at a Single Hospital in Japan” by Yoshihara et al. ( Thyroid 2018;28:429–436)
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Re: “Seasonal Changes in Serum Thyrotropin Concentrations Observed from Big Data Obtained During Six Consecutive Years from 2010 to 2015 at a Single Hospital in Japan” by Yoshihara et al. ( Thyroid 2018;28:429–436)
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