Systematic determination of thyroid volume by ultrasound examination from infancy to adolescence in Japan: The Fukushima health management survey

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 261-268

  Suzuki, Satoru ^a   Midorikawa, Sanae ^a   Fukushima, Toshihiko ^a   Shimura, Hiroki ^a   Ohira, Tetsuya ^a   Ohtsuru, Akira ^a   Abe, Masafumi ^a   Shibata, Yoshisada ^a   Yamashita, Shunichi ^a   Suzuki, Shinichi ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body surface area; Goiter; Health survey; Thyroid volume; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FUKUSHIMA HEALTH MANAGEMENT SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID WEIGHT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; JAPAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926165946     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ14-0478     Document Type: Article

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