Does a small difference in iodine status among children in two regions of Belgium translate into a different prevalence of thyroid nodular diseases in adults?

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-482

  Vandevijvere, Stefanie ^a   Dramaix, Michèle ^b   Moreno Reyes, Rodrigo ^c  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Iodine status children; Thyroid diseases adults

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTRIX; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA FOOD; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; BELGIUM; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PREVALENCE; SEAFOOD; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84864675447     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-011-0232-1     Document Type: Article

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