The prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism at different total plasma cholesterol levels in middle aged men and women: A need for case-finding?

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-220

  Bindels, Alexander J G H ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a   Frölich, Marijke ^a   Seidell, Jacob C ^b   Blokstra, Anneke ^b   Smelt, Augustinus H M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE;

CHOLESTEROL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0032986510     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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