Factors influencing thyroid volume in Chinese children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1138-1141

  Zou, Y ^a   Ding, G ^a   Lou, X ^a   Zhu, W ^a   Mao, G ^a   Zhou, J ^a   Mo, Z ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Age; Body surface area; Thyroid volume; Urinary iodine concentration

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID WEIGHT; URINALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; BODY SURFACE AREA; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; SEX FACTORS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84887409939     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.173     Document Type: Article

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