Associations of thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine concentrations with health and life satisfaction in elderly adults

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 451-457

  Eskelinen, Seija I ^a,b   Vahlberg, Tero J ^a   Isoaho, Raimo E ^a,b,c   Löppönen, Minna K ^c   Kivelä, Sirkka Liisa ^a,d,e   Irjala, Kerttu M ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Pori Health Center   (Finland)

^c Harkatie Health Center   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 35148901595     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.13.5.451     Document Type: Article

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