The influence of parity on multinodular goiter prevalence in areas with moderate iodine deficiency

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 442-446

  Rotondi, M ^a   Sorvillo, F ^a   Mazziotti, G ^a   Balzano, S ^a   Iorio, S ^a   Savoia, A ^a   Piscopo, M ^a   Biondi, B ^b   Amato, G ^a   Carella, Carlo ^a  

^a Department of Mathematics and Statistics ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Multinodular goiter; Parity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; NODULAR GOITER; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; AGE; ANAMNESIS; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUTHYROIDISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGING; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; IODINE; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE;

EID: 0036013908     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344035     Document Type: Article

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