Iodine status and thyroid volumes of school age children from Northern Cyprus

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 74-77

  Erdoǧan, Gürbüz ^a,b   Sav, H ^a   Erdogan M F ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Thyroid volume

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYPRUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID WEIGHT; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0343184005     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343682     Document Type: Article

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