Neurocognitive aspects of hypothyroidism

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1413-1418

  Dugbartey, Anthony T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EUTHYROIDISM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONG TERM CARE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COGNITION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM;

EID: 0032528014     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.13.1413     Document Type: Review

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