Altered laboratory thyroid parameters indicating hyperthyroidism in elderly subjects

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-153

  Maugeri, Domenico ^a   Russo, Mario Salvatore ^a   Carnazzo, Giuseppe ^a   Di Stefano, Fabio ^a   Catanzaro, Salvatore ^a   Campagna, Sabrina ^a   Romano, Giuseppe ^a   Franze, Carmela ^a   Motta, Massimo ^a   Panebianco, Piera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly subject; Hyperthyroidism; T3; T4; TSH

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXIC GOITER;

EID: 0343371615     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(95)00689-3     Document Type: Article

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