Study of Optimal Replacement of Thyroxine in the ElDerly (SORTED): protocol for a mixed methods feasibility study to assess the clinical utility of lower dose thyroxine in elderly hypothyroid patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The population of the UK is ageing. There is compelling evidence that thyroid stimulating hormone distribution levels increase with age. Currently, in UK clinical practice elderly hypothyroid patients are treated with levothyroxine to lower their thyroid stimulating hormone levels to a s...

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Autores principales: Wilkes, Scott, Pearce, Simon, Ryan, Vicky, Rapley, Tim, Ingoe, Lorna, Razvi, Salman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3617081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23522096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-83

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