Goiter prevalence and urinary iodine concentration in Slovenian adolescents

Thyroid

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 769-773

  Kotnik, P ^a   Čampa, A Širca ^a   Zupancic M ^a   Stimec M ^a   Smole, K ^a   Mis, N Fidler ^a   Battelino, T ^a   Krzisnik C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOVENIA; THYROID WEIGHT; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CREATININE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GOITER; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SLOVENIA; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 33751060237     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2006.16.769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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