Actual practice vs guidelines in laboratory monitoring of older patients with primary hypothyroidism in primary care

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-39

  Eskelinen, Seija I ^a,b   Isoaho, Raimo E ^a,b   Kivelä, Sirkka Liisa ^a,b,c   Irjala, Kerttu M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Clinical guidelines; Elderly; Primary care; Primary hypothyroidism; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NORMAL VALUE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33645652202     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324638     Document Type: Article

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