Prevalence of goitre in 6-12 years school-going children of Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 475-479

  Misra, Shobha ^a   Kantharia, S L ^a   Damor, J R ^a  

^a Baroda Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Goitre survey; Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs); Median iodine concentration; Prevalence of goitre

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; INDIA; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ENDEMIC GOITER; SALT INTAKE; URINE;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 43049180411     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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