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        <journal-title>Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine</journal-title>
        <abbrev-title>J Pak Soc Intern Med</abbrev-title>
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      <issn publication-format="print">2709-8729</issn>
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        <article-title>Diagnosis, Monitoring and Management of Primary Hypothyroidism</article-title>
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            <surname>Aziz-ur-Rehman</surname>
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          <email>profazizurrehman@gmail.com</email>
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        <institution>Professor of Medicine, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore</institution>
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        <corresp id="cor1">*Correspondence: Aziz-ur-Rehman (profazizurrehman@gmail.com)</corresp>
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      <fpage>75</fpage>
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        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-11-27">
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          <month>11</month>
          <year>2020</year>
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      <title>References</title>
      <ref id="ref1">
        <label>1</label>
        <mixed-citation>Managing primary hypothyroidism; Tests for people with confirmed primary hypothyroidism. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng145/chapter/recommendations#managing-primary-hypothyroidism</mixed-citation>
      </ref>
      <ref id="ref2">
        <label>2</label>
        <mixed-citation>Clinical practice guidelines for hypothyroidism in adults: cosponsored by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and The American Thyroid Association. http://content.guidelinecentral.com/guideline/get/pdf/3295</mixed-citation>
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