Current status of endemic goiter in Croatia: The results of a nationwide study (1995)

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 210-214

  Kusic, Z ^a   Dakovic, N ^a   Kaicrak A ^b   Karner, I ^c   Lechpammer, S ^a   Mesaros Simuncic, E ^d   Petrovic, I ^b   Roncevic, S ^a   Smoje, J ^c   Stanicic, A ^e   Valent, I ^a   Delange, F ^f  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^f SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Croatia; Epidemiology; Goiter; Iodine; Prophylaxis; Salt

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROATIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDEMIC GOITER; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROATIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030115179     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03349869     Document Type: Article

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