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Thyroid Disease in Late Life - http://www.thyroid.ca/Guides/HG10.html
The symptoms of a thyroid disorder in an elderly person are often different from those in a younger person. |
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JAMA - Abstract: Thyroid Status, Disability and Cognitive Function, and Survival in Old Age - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/292/21/2591
Despite the outcomes of randomized controlled trials, general clinical opinion favors screening and treatment of elderly individuals with subclinical thyroid disorders. |
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Thyroid Disorders in the Older Patient - http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/ThyroidDisorderOlder_broch.pdf
Brochure for the elderly that describes the treatment and what to expect. |
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The Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism - http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/10/4890
Spontaneous Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Patients Older than 55 Years: An Analysis of Natural Course and Risk Factors for the Development of Overt Thyroid Failure. |
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Entrez PubMed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15357891?dopt=Abstract
Current controversies in endocrinology: screening of asymptomatic elderly for subclinical hypothyroidism. |