Cognitive and affective disorders in hyper- and hypothyreotic elderly patients

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 305-312

  Maugeri, D ^a   Motta, M ^a   Salerno, G ^a   Rosso, D ^a   Mazzarella, R ^a   Salomone, S ^a   Russo, M S ^a   Elia, G ^a   Panebianco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affective disorders in hyperthyroidism; Affective disorders in hypothyroidism; Cognitive impairments in hyperthyroidism; Cognitive impairments in hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031715739     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)80043-5     Document Type: Article

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