The effects of vitamin A deficiency and vitamin A supplementation on thyroid function in goitrous children

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 5441-5447

  Zimmermann, Michael B ^a   Wegmüller, Rita ^a   Zeder, Christophe ^a   Chaouki, Nourredine ^b   Torresani, Toni ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health Morocco   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE DERIVATIVE; IODIZED SALT; RETINOL; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDEMIC GOITER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID WEIGHT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; MALE; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE T4;

EID: 8744243276     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0862     Document Type: Article

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