Hypothyroidism: Its incidence and prevalence in adults older than 55 years of age in an acute rehabilitation unit

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 468-469

  Cristian, Adrian ^a   Berlow, Andrew ^a   Ravishankar, Tharakaram ^a   Root, Barry ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 0032963769     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90288-5     Document Type: Article

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