Thyroxin substitution and open-angle glaucoma: A nationwide register-based study on filled prescriptions

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 592-594

  Calissendorff, Jan ^a,b,c   Ljung, Rickard ^b,d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Department of Medicine   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PATIENT CODING; PERIODICITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; THYROXINE;

EID: 79952988112     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.195032     Document Type: Letter

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