The Incidence and Prevalence of Thyroid Disease Do Not Differ in the Multiple Sclerosis and General Populations: A Validation Study Using Administrative Data | Zendy

Ruth Ann Marrie | Zendy; Bo Nancy Yu | Zendy; Stella Leung | Zendy; Lawrence Elliott | Zendy; Sharon Warren | Zendy; Christina Wolfson | Zendy; Helen Tremlett | Zendy; John D. Fisk | Zendy; James Blanchard | Zendy

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The Incidence and Prevalence of Thyroid Disease Do Not Differ in the Multiple Sclerosis and General Populations: A Validation Study Using Administrative Data

Author(s) -

Ruth Ann Marrie,

Bo Nancy Yu,

Stella Leung,

Lawrence Elliott,

Sharon Warren,

Christina Wolfson,

Helen Tremlett,

John D. Fisk,

James Blanchard

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000339757

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , population , confidence interval , medical prescription , cohort , thyroid disease , multiple sclerosis , medical record , demography , pediatrics , thyroid , immunology , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics , pharmacology

Prior studies of a possible increased risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (AIT) in multiple sclerosis (MS) are inconsistent. We aimed to validate and apply administrative case definitions for the surveillance of AIT in MS.

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