Increase in incidence of hyperthyroidism predominantly occurs in young people after iodine fortification of salt in Denmark

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3830-3834

  Pedersen, Inge Bülow ^a   Laurberg, Peter ^a   Knudsen, Nils ^b,c   Jørgensen, Torben ^c   Perrild, Hans ^b   Ovesen, Lars ^d   Rasmussen, Lone Banke ^e  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d National Heart Foundation   (Denmark)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33749577811     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0652     Document Type: Article

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