A cautious iodization programme bringing iodine intake to a low recommended level is associated with an increase in the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in the population

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-126

  Pedersen, Inge B ^a   Knudsen, Nils ^b,c   Carlé, Allan ^a   Vejbjerg, Pernille ^c   Jørgensen, Torben ^c,d   Perrild, Hans ^b   Ovesen, Lars ^e   Rasmussen, Lone B ^f   Laurberg, Peter ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IODIZED SALT; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; SALT INTAKE; THYROGLOBULIN; TPO PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IODINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX; URINE LEVEL; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHARMACOLOGY; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IODINE; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROGLOBULIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958807358     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04008.x     Document Type: Article

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