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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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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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Moderate to Severe Iodine Deficiency in Ankara and the Black-Sea Region
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2022 Endemic goiter i s still an important and underestimated health concern in Turkey. The overall prevalence was calculated as 30.3 % by palpation in a national survey conducted in 1995. However direct evidence that iodine deficiency (ID) is the major cause
Gürbüz Erdoğan +5 more
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The Prevalence of Goiter and Urinary Iodine Exertion in 7 – 10 year old School Children of Qom 2001 - 2002 [PDF]
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2007 Background and objectivesIodine deficiency was a public health problem in Iran before the start of iodine supplementation program in 1989. This study has been conducted in the framework of the national monitoring survey in 2001 to find the prevalence of ...
R. Sheikholeslam +5 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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Iodine Status and Thyroid Volumes of School Age Children From Northern Cyprus
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2022 In an epidemiological study carried out in eight different inland and coastal areas from the northern part of Cyprus 625 School Age Children (SAC) aged 9 and 10 years, underwent thyroid ultrasonography for determination of thyroid volume (TV).
Gürbüz Erdoğan +2 more
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Endemic Goiter in Kitâbu Divanü Lügat-it Türk: Evidence From 11th Century
Gazi Medical JournalTo present the information about endemic goiter noted in Kitâbu Divanü Lügat-it Türk (KDLT), which was overlooked in the history of medicine. The information about endemic goiter noted in the English and Turkish copies of the KDLT was reviewed in ...
Yusuf Kemal Kemaloğlu
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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 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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The Prevalence of Endemic Goiter in Keban County in Elazığ City and Evalution of Iodine Levels
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2022 Endemic goiter and iodine deficiency are serious health problems all over the world. Approximately 1 billion people are under risk of iodine deficiency with more than 300.000 of them have goiter.
Ramis Çolak +6 more
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