Assessing thyroid function with serum tests

Nurses are likely to see more people, especially older women, undergoing thyroid function tests. By some estimates, hypothyroidism affects about ten percent of women and one percent of men by age 60.

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Published inNursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) Vol. 31; no. 1; p. 22
Main Authors TATE, JUDY, TASOTA, FREDERICK J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01.01.2001
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects
Disease
Humans
Nursing
Older people
Thyroid Diseases - blood
Thyroid Diseases - diagnosis
Thyroid Diseases - nursing
Thyroid Function Tests - nursing
Thyroid gland
Thyroid Hormones - blood
Women
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Summary:Nurses are likely to see more people, especially older women, undergoing thyroid function tests. By some estimates, hypothyroidism affects about ten percent of women and one percent of men by age 60.
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ISSN:0360-4039
1538-8689
DOI:10.1097/00152193-200131010-00006