Thyroid volume and urinary iodine excretion in the schoolchild population of a Northwestern Italian sub-Alp metropolitan area

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 516-522

  Saggiorato, E ^a   Mussa, A ^a   Sacerdote, C ^a,b   Rossetto, R ^c   Arecco, F ^a   Origlia, C ^c   Germano, L ^b   Deandreis, D ^a   Orlandi, Fabio ^a   Camanni, F ^c   Angeli, A ^a   Boccuzzi, G ^a   Borretta, G ^d   De Sanctis, C ^e   Fonzo, D ^b   Messina, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endemic goiter; Goiter; Iodine deficiency disorders; Thyroid diseases

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ANAMNESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID GLAND; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 20844433061     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347472     Document Type: Article

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