Repeat thyroid function tests for healthy older people are not needed.

Cook, Rob; Fortescue-Webb, Duncan; Taft, Rachel; NIHR Dissemination Centre · BMJ · 2019

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The studyRoberts L, McCahon D, Johnson O, Haque MS, Parle J, Hobbs FR. Stability of thyroid function in older adults: the Birmingham Elderly Thyroid Study. Published on 28 August 2018 <i>Br J Gen Pract</i> 2018;68:e718-26.This study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (SPCR).To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000703/repeat-thyroid-function-tests-for-healthy-older-people-are-not-needed.

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