Open AccessThyroid Hormones as Predictors of Short- and Long-term Mortality in Very Old Hospitalized Patients
Author(s) -
Walter De Alfieri,
F Nisticò,
Tiziano Borgogni,
F. Riello,
Filippo Cellai,
Claudio Mori,
Nicola Nante,
Mauro Di Bari
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glt012
Subject(s) - hormone , thyroid hormones , medicine , thyroid , physiology , pediatrics
Although extensively investigated, the prognostic role of thyroid hormone abnormalities in older participants remains uncertain. We investigated the relationship between thyroid hormones and mortality during hospitalization and in a prolonged follow-up in frail older patients.
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