Sensitivity of iodine deficiency indicators and iodine status in Turkey

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-202

  Simsek, Enver ^a,b   Safak, Alper ^a   Yavuz, Ozlem ^a   Aras, Sukru ^a   Dogan, Semih ^a   Kocabay, Kenan ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turan Gunes Bulvari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Goiter; Iodine deficiency; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Thyroxine; Turkey

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID GLAND; URINE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; TURKEY;

EID: 0041413111     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.2.197     Document Type: Article

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