Levels of thyroxine, TSH, thyroid volume and mental performance among Orang Asli in selected settlements in Malaysia

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 259-263

  Osman, A ^a   Zaleha, M I ^a   Iskandar, Z A ^a   Tan, T T ^a   Ali, M Mohd ^b   Roslan, I ^b   Khalid, B A K ^c  

^a Hospital Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b Gombak Hospital   (Malaysia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDEMIC GOITER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; IODINE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0030120832     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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