Open AccessAssociation Between Levothyroxine Treatment and Thyroid-Related Symptoms Among Adults Aged 80 Years and Older With Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Author(s) -
Simon P. Mooijaart,
Robert S. Du Puy,
David J. Stott,
Patricia M. Kearney,
Nicolas Rodondi,
Rudi G. J. Westendorp,
Wendy P. J. den Elzen,
Iris Postmus,
Rosalinde K.E. Poortvliet,
Diana van Heemst,
Barbara C. Van Munster,
Robin P. Peeters,
Ian Ford,
Sharon Kean,
ClaudiaMartina Messow,
Manuel R. Blum,
TinhHai Collet,
Torquil Watt,
Olaf M. Dekkers,
J. Wouter Jukema,
Johannes W. A. Smit,
Peter Langhorne,
Jacobijn Gussekloo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2019.17274
Subject(s) - medicine , levothyroxine , subclinical infection , thyroid , pediatrics , association (psychology) , endocrinology , epistemology , philosophy
It is unclear whether levothyroxine treatment provides clinically important benefits in adults aged 80 years and older with subclinical hypothyroidism.
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