Association between thyroid function and metabolic syndrome in elderly subjects

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1613-1614

  Wang, Jen Yu ^a   Wang, Cheng Yi ^a   Pei, Dee ^a   Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Chen, Yen Lin ^a   Wu, Chung Ze ^b   Chang, Yen Ling ^a   Hsu, Chun Hsien ^a   Pei, Chun ^c   Tang, Sai Hung ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 77955247219     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02998.x     Document Type: Letter

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