Prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders in the United Arab Emirates measured by raised TSH levels

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Al Hosani, H ^a   Osman, H ^a   Abdel Wareth, L ^a   Saade, D ^a   Salah, M ^a  

^a Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLUOROMETRY; GOITER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ADULT; BLOOD; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC GOITER; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; URINE;

ADULT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; MORBIDITY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEONATAL SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 16544371563     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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