Hypothyroidism in elderly people

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 88-93

  Li, Tsui Ming ^a  

^a Genesis ElderCare Physician Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROTIRELIN; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MYXEDEMA; NURSING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROTIRELIN TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT PLANNING; REVIEW;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROXINE;

EID: 0036012867     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mgn.2002.124325     Document Type: Article

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