International variation in GP treatment strategies for subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults: A case-based survey

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 631, 2015, Pages e121-e132

  Den Elzen, Wendy P J ^a   Lefèbre Van De Fliert, Anne A ^a   Virgini, Vanessa ^b   Mooijaart, Simon P ^a,c   Frey, Peter ^b   Kearney, Patricia M ^d   Kerse, Ngaire ^e   Mallen, Christian D ^f   McCarthy, Vera J C ^d   Muth, Christiane ^g   Rosemann, Thomas ^h   Russell, Audrey ^d   Schers, Henk ⁱ   Stott, David J ^j   De Waal, Margot W M ^a   Warner, Alex ^k   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a,l   Rodondi, Nicolas ^b   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Institute for Evidence Based Medicine in Old Age (IEMO)   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

ⁱ RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

General practice; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Survey

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HUMAN; IRELAND; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; SWITZERLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84921753003     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X683569     Document Type: Article

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