Abnormalities of thyroid hormonal function tests in hospitalised elderly patients: A prospective study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 582-583

  Gupta, A ^a   Habubi, N ^b   Thomas, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE PHILIP HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTOXICOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0035203012     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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