Effect of different iodine intake on the prevalence of hypothyroidism in 3 counties in China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1918-1920

  Shan, Zhong Yan ^a   Li, Yu Shu ^a   Wang, Zhan Yi ^b   Jin, Ying ^a   Guan, Hai Xia ^a   Hu, Feng Nan ^a   Teng, Xiao Chun ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Gao, Tian Shu ^a   Wang, Wei Bo ^a   Shi, Xiao Guang ^a   Tong, Ya Jie ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Teng, Wei Ping ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Iodine Deficiency Disorders Institute of Liaoning Province   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study; Hypothyroidism; Iodine; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 28644441861     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: 03666999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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