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Age and the thyroid
1Buffalo Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York.
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1987
Abstract:
Thyroid diseases are common in elderly patients, but their clinical manifestations are more subtle and often are hidden by a background of intercurrent disease. Therapy for thyroid disease in the elderly can also be more problematic because of increased risks of complications.