Current controversies in endocrinology: Screening of asymptomatic elderly for subclinical hypothyroidism

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 333-336

  Karlin, Nina J ^a   Weintraub, Nancy ^b   Chopra, Inder J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGING; ANGINA PECTORIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCREENING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 5044220647     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAM.0000138623.04158.68     Document Type: Review

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