Lack of association between thyroid disorders and Alzheimer's disease in older persons: A cross-sectional observational study in a geriatric outpatient population [2]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 884-

  Van der Cammen, Tischa J M ^b   Raso, Francesco Mattace ^b   De Jager, Marie Claire ^b   Van Harskamp, Frans ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEARNING; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037639707     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51278.x     Document Type: Letter

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