Journal article
Does treatment withl-thyroxine influence health status in middle-aged and older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism?
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients of middle age and older with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and normal total thyroid hormone levels—subclinical hypothyroidism—improves withl-thyroxine replacement therapy.DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.SETTING: Outpatient clinic.PATIENTS: Thirty-seven patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, most with symptoms consistent with …
Authors
Jaeschke R; Guyatt G; Gerstein H; Patterson C; Molloy W; Cook D; Harper S; Griffith L; Carbotte R
Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 12, pp. 744–749
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 1996
DOI
10.1007/bf02598988
ISSN
0884-8734