Journal article
The Value of Routine Thyroid Function Tests on Patients Referred to a Geriatric Service
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Routine thyroid function tests have been advocated for the geriatric population, as the clinical presentation both of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism may be atypical. Results are presented on the prevalence of dysthyroidism in patients referred to a geriatric service (2% hypothyroidism and 2% hyperthyroidism) and an attempt is made to distinguish between those suspected (hyperthyroid 6 cases, hypothyroid 11 cases) …
Authors
Patterson C; Turpie ID; Muckle TJ
Journal
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 47–53
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
March 1985
DOI
10.1017/s071498080001583x
ISSN
0714-9808