Thyroid status, cardiovascular risk, and mortality in older adults.

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Published in JAMA on March 01, 2006

Authors

Anne R Cappola1, Linda P Fried, Alice M Arnold, Mark D Danese, Lewis H Kuller, Gregory L Burke, Russell P Tracy, Paul W Ladenson

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6021, USA. acappola@cceb.med.upenn.edu

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