Thyroid function testing in patients with newly diagnosed hyperlipidemia

JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Feb 1;174(2):287-9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12188.

Authors

Devina L Willard¹, Angela M Leung², Elizabeth N Pearce³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles.
³ Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition; Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperlipidemias / blood
Hyperlipidemias / complications
Hyperlipidemias / diagnosis*
Hypothyroidism / blood
Hypothyroidism / complications
Hypothyroidism / diagnosis
Lipids / blood*
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Thyroid Function Tests / methods*
Thyroid Gland / metabolism*
Thyrotropin / blood*
Young Adult

Substances

Lipids
Thyrotropin

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