A randomized controlled trial of the effect of thyroxine replacement on cognitive function in community-living elderly subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism: The Birmingham elderly thyroid study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3623-3632

  Parle, J ^a   Roberts, L ^a   Wilson, S ^a   Pattison, H ^a   Roalfe, A ^a   Haque, M S ^a   Heath, C ^a   Sheppard, M ^a   Franklyn, J ^a   Hobbs, F D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; THYROXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955394243     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2571     Document Type: Article

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