Dementia and hypothyroidism;Demens og hypotyreose

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 905-907

  Fylkesnes, Svein Ivar ^a,b   Nygaard, Harald A ^c  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Geriatrisk Seksjon   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; THYROXINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREVALENCE; THYROXINE;

EID: 0034688955     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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