Classification of thyroid size by palpation and ultrasonography in field surveys

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9198, 2000, Pages 106-110

  Peterson, S ^c   Sanga, A ^a   Eklof H ^c   Bunga, B ^a   Taube, A ^c   Gebre Medhin, M ^c   Rosling, H ^b  

^a Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre   (Tanzania)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; THYROID WEIGHT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034620219     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)07221-9     Document Type: Article

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