Socioeconomic influence on treatment with liothyronine and desiccated thyroid extract in Denmark

Introduction: High compared with low educational level increases the odds of starting levothyroxine (L-T4) with a normal thyroid-stimulating hormone – the mechanism is most likely patient request. The use of liothyronine (L-T3) and desiccated thyroid extract (DTE) is also speculated to be initiated...

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Published in:	European Thyroid Journal
Main Authors:	Jeppe Lerche la Cour, Line Tang Møllehave, Bjarke Røssner Medici, Christian Zinck Jensen, Anne Ahrendt Bjerregaard, Birte Nygaard
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bioscientifica 2023-01-01
Subjects:	liothyronine (t3) socioeconomic desiccated thyroid extract (dte) social inequality hypothyroidism incidence
Online Access:	https://etj.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/etj/11/6/ETJ-22-0149.xml