title: Age and the thyroid.
abstract: Thyroid diseases are common in elderly patients, but their clinical manifestations are more subtle and often are hidden by a background of intercurrent disease. Therapy for thyroid disease in the elderly can also be more problematic because of increased risks of complications.
authors.affiliation: Buffalo Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Spaulding
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000503:physiopathology; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones