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A Survey of Endemic Goiter in Hamadan Province

open access: yesپزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 1996
The most severe endemia of our time, iodine deficiency affects more than one billion people worldwide. Two hundred Million cases of goiter and six million of creatinism have recorded worldwide.
Hosein Delshad   +8 more
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Prevalence of Goiter and Urinary Iodine Content in Schoolchildren of Kerman (Iran) in 2001 [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2006
Introduction: Kerman province was one of the Iran regions with endemic goiter. Following initiation of the program of iodine deficiency control in 1989, production, distribution and consumption of iodized salt were begun.
R Sheikholeslam   +5 more
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ESTIMATION OF PREVALENCE OF ADVERSE GENOTYPES AND POLYMORPHIC ALLELES OF GENES-CANDIDATES OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN WITH ENDEMIC GOITER IN ZABAYKALSKY KRAI

open access: yesActa Biomedica Scientifica, 2013
This study is devoted to study the prevalence of genotypes and polymorphic alleles of genes-candidates of arterial hypertension in children with endemic goiter (EZ) in the Zabaykalsky Krai. To identify the frequency of occurrence of adverse genotypes and
G. I. Bisharova   +2 more
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Prevalence of Goiter and Urinary Iodine in Schoolchildren of Hamadan Province in 2001

open access: yesپزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2006
Introduction & Objective: The province of Hamadan was one of the regions with endemic goiter in Iran. Following initiation of the program of control of iodine deficiency in 1989, production, distribution and consumption of iodized salt were begun ...
Fereydun Azizi   +5 more
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Epidemiological parameters in the evaluation of endemic goiter in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

open access: yesТерапевтический архив, 2013
AIM: To study the incidence of endemic goiter among urban and rural schoolchildren in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (RNO-Alania)/MATERIAL AND METHODS: 1198 urban (637 girls and 561 boys) and 227 rural (137 girls and 90 boys) adolescents aged 13-16
Z T Tsabolova, O D Zangieva, O O Basieva
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The Relation between Goiter and BMI among Children in Isfahan and Semirom

open access: yesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2012
Background: Endemic goiter is generally seen in mountainous and iodine-deficient regions of the countries where the people's diet lacks sufficient amount of iodine. Moreover, thyroid hormones are important for normal somatic growth and development.
Seyed Ali Sonbolestan   +2 more
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Impacto de las acciones para la eliminación sostenible de la deficiencia de yodo en Cuba

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
Objetivos: Evaluar la efectividad del “Programa de Eliminación Sostenible de Deficiencia de Yodo” mediante determinación de yoduria y prevalencia de bocio. Materiales y métodos.
C. Blanca Terry-Berro   +8 more
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Protein-energy malnutrition in goitrous school children of Isfahan, Iran

open access: yesInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014
Background: Some studies have shown the possible role of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in persistence of endemic goiter in iodine replenished areas. The present study was conducted to assess the association between PEM and goiter in schoolchildren of
Samaneh Khanpour Ardestani   +4 more
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Study of the Prevalence of Endemic Goiter and Its Relation with Urinary Iodine and Thyroid Hormonal Levels in 6-18 Year Old School Children in Rafsanjan in 2000

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2004
Introduction: Endemic goiter due to iodine deficiency is one of the health problems in the developing countries. Material & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 109 schoolboys and 92 schoolgirls, aged between 6 and 18 years in Rafsanjan city were ...
M Mahmoodi   +5 more
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Prevalence of goiter and urinary iodine status of 7-11-year-old children in Malatya province, Turkey

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2006
Goiter prevalence and urinary iodine excretion levels were assessed in 568 schoolchildren (317 boys and 251 girls), aged 7-11 years, living in the Malatya province, a well-known endemic goiter area in Turkey. Five hundred sixty-eight children aged
Mücahit Eğri   +7 more
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