Hypothyroidism is a predictor of disability pension and loss of labor market income: A danish register-based study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3129-3135

  Thvilum, Marianne ^a   Brandt, Frans ^a   Brix, Thomas Heiberg ^a   Hegedüs, Laszlo ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISABILITY PENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCOME; LOSS OF LABOR MARKET INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PENSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TWINS;

COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCOME; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84907201182     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-1407     Document Type: Article

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