Correlation between age, body size and thyroid volume in an endemic area

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 559-563

  Semiz, Serap ^a   Senol U ^a   Bircan, O ^a   Gumuslu S ^a   Bilmen, S ^a   Bircan, I ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Body size; Thyroid volume

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC GOITER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID WEIGHT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGING; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; TURKEY;

EID: 0034779326     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343894     Document Type: Article

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