Data quality and practical challenges of thyroid volume assessment by ultrasound under field conditions - Observer errors may affect prevalence estimates of goitre

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Henjum, Sigrun ^a   Strand, Tor A ^b,c   Torheim, Liv E ^d   Oshaug, Arne ^a   Parr, Christine L ^e  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^d Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID GLAND EXAMINATION; THYROID WEIGHT; ALGERIA; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; REFUGEE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; THYROID GLAND; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGERIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650032773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-9-66     Document Type: Article

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