High Mortality Rate in Oral Glucocorticoid Users: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study

ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to investigate all-cause and disease-specific mortality in a large population-based cohort of oral glucocorticoid (GC) users.MethodsThis was a retrospective, matched cohort study. Information on dispensed prescriptions was obtained from the Swedish Prescribed Drug R...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Endocrinology
Main Authors:	Margret J. Einarsdottir, Per Ekman, Mattias Molin, Penelope Trimpou, Daniel S. Olsson, Gudmundur Johannsson, Oskar Ragnarsson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Subjects:	glucocorticoids mortality adrenal insufficiency cohort study corticosteroids
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.918356/full