Mildly elevated TSH and cognition in middle-aged and older adults

Thyroid

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-117

  St John, Jan A ^a   Henderson, Victor W ^b   Gatto, Nicole M ^a   McCleary, Carol A ^a   Spencer, Carole A ^a   Hodis, Howard N ^a   Mack, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SMOKING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 59649110277     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0226     Document Type: Article

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