The effect of voluntary iodine prophylaxis in a small rural community: The pescopagano survey 15 years later

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1031-1039

  Lombardi, F Aghini ^a   Fiore, E ^a   Tonacchera, M ^a   Antonangeli, L ^a   Rago, T ^a   Frigeri, M ^a   Provenzale, A M ^a   Montanelli, L ^a   Grasso, L ^a   Pinchera, A ^a   Vitti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INFANT; IODINE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874924212     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2960     Document Type: Article

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