Iodine treatment in children with subclinical hypothyroidism due to chronic iodine deficiency decreases thyrotropin and c-peptide concentrations and improves the lipid profile

Thyroid

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1099-1104

  Zimmermann, Michael B ^a,b   Aeberli, Isabelle ^a   Melse Boonstra, Alida ^b   Grimci, Lindita ^c   Bridson, John ^d   Chaouki, Noureddine ^e   Mbhenyane, Xikombiso ^f   Jooste, Pieter L ^g  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^d Child Advocacy International   (United Kingdom)

^e Ministry of Health Morocco   (Morocco)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^g SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INSULIN; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; IODINE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; C-PEPTIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN; IODINE; LIPIDS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 67449162397     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2009.0001     Document Type: Article

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