Ultrasonographic determination of goiter prevalence in southern Brazilian schoolchildren

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1147-1152

  Lisboa H R K ^a   Gross, J L ^b  

^a Programa de Pós graduação em Envelhecimento Humano   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Goiter; Prevalence; Thyroid gland; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; THYROID WEIGHT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036817756     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002001000006     Document Type: Article

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