Thyroid volume in Swedish school children: A national, stratified, population-based survey

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1289-1295

  Filipsson Nystrom H ^a   Andersson, M ^b   Berg, G ^a   Eggertsen, R ^c   Gramatkowski, E ^d   Hansson, M ^e   Hulthen L ^d   Milakovic, M ^c   Nystrom E ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Molnlycke Primary Health Care and Research Centre   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

children; goitre; iodine; national; Sweden; thyroid volume

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SALT INTAKE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDITIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; THYROID GLAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78149283411     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.162     Document Type: Article

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