Effect of iodine supplementation on goiter prevalence among the pediatric population in a severely iodine deficient area

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-76

  Demirel, Fatma ^a,b   Özer, Tülay ^a   Gürel, Ahmet ^a   Acun, Ceyda ^a   Özdemir, Hüseyin ^a   Tomaç, Nazan ^a   Ünalacak, Murat ^a  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endemic goiter; Iodinated salt; Iodine deficiency; Thyroid volume; Turkey

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC GOITER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SALT INTAKE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID WEIGHT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 3142720473     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.1.73     Document Type: Article

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