Public Health Relevance of Graves' Orbitopathy
Author(s) -
Katharina A. Ponto,
Sonja Merkesdal,
Gerhard Hommel,
Susanne Pitz,
Norbert Pfeiffer,
George J. Kahaly
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3119
Subject(s) - sick leave , medicine , diplopia , observational study , indirect costs , public health , graves' disease , odds ratio , cross sectional study , pediatrics , physical therapy , disease , surgery , accounting , nursing , pathology , business
Disfiguring proptosis and functional impairment in patients with Graves' orbitopathy (GO) may lead to impaired earning capacity and to considerable indirect/direct costs.
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