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Incidence and progression of thyroid dysfunction in elderly

Gopinath B, et al. Five-year incidence and progression of thyroid dysfunction in an older population. Internal Medicine Journal 2010;40(9):642–649
The rate of progression from subclinical to overt hypothyroidism in older people is about 1 in 6 over five years.

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