Prevalence of hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus in elderly kibbutz members

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-46

  Flatau, Edith ^a   Trougouboff, Philip ^a   Kaufman, Nathan ^a   Reichman, Noga ^a   Luboshitzky, Rafael ^a,b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Elderly; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN TREATMENT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX FACTORS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0034126173     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007688113450     Document Type: Article

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