The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in elderly cardiology patients with mild excessive iodine intake in the urban area of São Paulo
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in elderly cardiac patients in an outpatient setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 399 consecutive patients (268 women, age range 60-92 years) who were followed at Heart Institute were evaluated for thyroid dysfunction with serum free...
Main Authors: | Glaucia C. Duarte, Eduardo K. Tomimori, Rosalinda Y. A. Camargo, Ileana G.S. Rubio, Mauricio Wajngarten, Amanda G. Rodrigues, Meyer Knobel, Geraldo Medeiros-Neto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2009-02-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000200011 |
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