The natural history of subclinical hypothyroidism in the elderly: The cardiovascular health study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1962-1969

  Somwaru, Lily L ^b   Rariy, Chevon M ^a   Arnold, Alice M ^c   Cappola, Anne R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HISTORY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OVERT HYPOTHYROIDISM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84861964918     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-3047     Document Type: Article

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