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Endemic Goiter in Honduras [PDF]
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 ...
Ernesto A. Borjas, Nevin S. Scrimshaw
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Goiter in Representational Art
Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche, 2022 Goiter, defined as an enlargement of the thyroid gland, has been, since the origin of the human species, one of the most common non-communicable diseases.
Francesco Trimarchi +2 more
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Metabolismo Periférico de la L-Tiroxina en Sujetos de la Zona Endémica de Bocio del Valle del Cauca
Revista Colombiana de Endocrinología, Diabetes y Metabolismo, 2018 Summary: Changes in the periphereal metabolism of L-thyroxine (T4) have been described in certain patients with sporadic and endemic goiter. Information about this aspect is not available for patients from the Cauca Valley endemic goiter area and ...
Heinz W. Wahner, Eduardo Gaitán
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Исследования и практика в медицине, 2018 Purpose. Conducting a comparative analysis and assessment of the dynamics of endemic goiter and iodine deficiency in the population of boys of the Republic of Dagestan at the age of 11–13 years for the period 2002–2013, living in different ecological and ...
K. G. Kamalov +2 more
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Avaliação do bócio endêmico Clinic evaluation of endemic goiter
Revista de Saúde Pública, 1984 É feita uma revisão das principais classificações clínicas do bócio endêmico,colocando-se em destaque as divergências normativas existentes entre elas.
Yaro Ribeiro Gandra
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The Association between Cobalt Deficiency and Endemic Goiter in School-Aged Children [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014 BackgroundIn Iran, an iodine deficiency control program was initiated in 1989 by iodizing salt. Despite this program, goiters have remained an endemic condition in most parts of Iran.
Mojgan Sanjari +2 more
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Differential gene expression profile of multinodular goiter.
PLoS ONE, 2022 IntroductionThe goiter, a neglected heterogeneous molecular disease, remains a major indication for thyroidectomies in its endemic regions.ObjectivesThis study analyzed differential gene expression in surgical specimens diagnosed with multi nodular and ...
Wenberger Lanza Daniel de Figueiredo +9 more
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Bócio endémico em saúde pública.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2002 This work focuses on the medical condition known as endemic goiter considering its epidemiological aspects and its interest in Public Health. After delimiting some basic concepts, one will refer to the implications that the shortage of the daily ...
Henrique Mendes, J A Zagalo-Cardoso
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Association between Goiter Prevalence and Urine Iodine Levels in 6-12-Year-Old Children in Central Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009 Background: Goiter is thyroid enlargement, which is the mostcommon visible symptom of iodine deficiency. Some studieshave shown iodine deficiency in water, soil, and food in manyplaces worldwide.We aimed to determine the prevalence of goiter and the ...
Ali Honarpisheh +2 more
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Estudo epidemiológico de prevalência do bócio endémico em Oleiros.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2002 This research was carried out in the county of Oleiros, which integrates the only defined endemic goiter zone in Portugal, since 1969. We intend to characterize, from the epidemiological point of view, the prevalence of the endemic goiter by the ...
Henrique Mendes, J A Zagalo-Cardoso
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