Subclinical hypothyroidism in a biethnic, urban community

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 703-709

  Lindeman, Robert D ^a,b   Schade, David S ^a   LaRue, Asenath ^a   Romero, Linda J ^a   Liang, Hwa Chi ^a   Baumgartner, Richard N ^a   Koehler, Kathleen M ^a   Garry, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032996409     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01593.x     Document Type: Article

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