Childhood goitre in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Abdullah, Mohamed Ahmed ^a   Salhi, Hamad ^a   Al Herbish, A A ^a  

^a SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; GOITRE; IODINE DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NODULAR GOITER; THYROIDITIS;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030824404     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1997.11747893     Document Type: Article

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