Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone as a predictor of cognitive impairment in an elderly cohort

Gerontology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-49

  Forti, Paola ^a   Olivelli, Valentina ^a   Rietti, Elisa ^a   Maltoni, Benedetta ^a   Pirazzoli, Gianluca ^a   Gatti, Rita ^b   Gioia, Maria Grazia ^b   Ravaglia, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Mild cognitive impairment; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84979960624     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324522     Document Type: Article

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