American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1954 Although endemic goiter has long been recognized as an important public health problem in parts of this hemisphere, little has been known until recently about its specific distribution in the area of Central America and Panama. *Since the establishment of the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), studies of the incidence of ...
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Endemic Goiter in Latin America [PDF]
Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1954 Interest in the problem of endemic goiter in Latin America has been greatly stimulated by the series of FAO-WHO conferences on the nutritional problems of Latin America, held successively in Montevideo in 1948 (1), Rio de Janeiro in 1950 (2), Caracas in 1953 (3), and Guatemala City in 1957 (4).
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The thyroid gland plays a crucial role in regulating metabolism, growth, and development through the synthesis of thyroid hormones—thyroxine (T₄) and triiodothyronine (T₃). Iodine is an essential micronutrient required for the synthesis of these hormones. Inadequate dietary intake of iodine results in insufficient thyroid hormone production, leading to
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Positive central lymph-nodes are underdiagnosed in patients with Bethesda V cytology in an endemic goiter region. [PDF]
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Endemic Goiter and Iodine Prophylaxis in Calabria, a Region of Southern Italy: Past and Present. [PDF]
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ARE THYROID NODULES AN OBSTACLE TO MINIMAL INVASIVE PARATHYROID SURGERY? A SINGLE-CENTER STUDY FROM AN ENDEMIC GOITER REGION. [PDF]
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Thyroid Dysfunction and Cytological Patterns among Patients Requested for Thyroid Function Test in an Endemic Goiter Area of Gondar, North West Ethiopia. [PDF]
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Applicability of a shortened interpretation model for intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in an endemic goiter region. [PDF]
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Analysis of Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms with a Striking Rise of Papillary Microcarcinoma in an Endemic Goiter Region. [PDF]
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