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The impact of age in the management of hypothyroidism: Results of a nationwide survey

OBJECTIVE: Evidence exists that TSH increases with age and lowering the TSH goal in older patients on thyroid hormone may cause overtreatment. Risks of overtreatment include cardiac and skeletal events. We assessed practice patterns regarding TSH goals and explored factors influencing physicians’ de...

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Publicado en:Endocr Pract
Main Authors: Papaleontiou, Maria, Gay, Brittany L., Esfandiari, Nazanene H., Hawley, Sarah T., Haymart, Megan R.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5432199/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26866707
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4158/EP151021.OR
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