Open AccessAge and gender distribution of primary hyperparathyroidism and incidence of surgical treatment in a European country with a particularly high life expectancy
Author(s) -
Laura Richert,
Andrea Trombetti
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
swiss medical weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1424-7860
pISSN - 1424-3997
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2009.12635
Subject(s) - medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , incidence (geometry) , life expectancy , population , parathyroidectomy , epidemiology , pediatrics , demography , hyperparathyroidism , gerontology , surgery , parathyroid hormone , sociology , physics , calcium , optics , environmental health
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a frequently encountered endocrine disease in the elderly, but little is known about ist epidemiology in the aging European population. This study investigates the age- and sex-dependence of PHPT and the incidence of parathyroidectomy (PTX) in Switzerland, a country with a particularly high life expectancy.
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