Ultrasonographic assessment of thyroid volume in Delhi children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 843-849

  Bakshi, Dinkar ^a,b   Seth, A ^a   Narula, M K ^a   Shankar, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b CAMDEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Goitre; India; Thyroid volume; Ultrasound; Urinary iodine; WHO standards

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; INDIA; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; THYROID WEIGHT; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0141960439     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.6.843     Document Type: Article

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