Recommended normative values for thyroid volume in children aged 6-15 years

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-97

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; GOITER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION; THYROID WEIGHT; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0030925734     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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