Low thyroid levels may signal heightened risk of death in hospitalized patients (EurekAlert, 30 October 2013)

31 Oct 2013


In a recently published study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Spanish researchers have investigated whether thyroid hormones triiodothyronine and thyroxine are a useful measure of predicting an older patient’s chances of surviving illnesses that require hospitalisation.

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