The prevalence of goiter and hypothyroidism among school children 6 years after introduction of a mandatory salt iodination program in a severely iodine-deficient area of the West Black Sea region of Turkey.
Uzun, Hakan
The prevalence of goiter and hypothyroidism among school children 6 years after introduction of a mandatory salt iodination program in a severely iodine-deficient area of the West Black Sea region of Turkey. [electronic resource] - Journal of tropical pediatrics Aug 2014 - 318-21 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1465-3664
10.1093/tropej/fmu004 doi
Adolescent
Black Sea
Child
Child Welfare
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Goiter--epidemiology
Humans
Hypothyroidism--epidemiology
Iodide Peroxidase--blood
Iodine--deficiency
Male
Mandatory Programs
Prevalence
Rural Population
Sodium Chloride, Dietary
Thyrotropin--blood
Turkey--epidemiology
Young Adult
The prevalence of goiter and hypothyroidism among school children 6 years after introduction of a mandatory salt iodination program in a severely iodine-deficient area of the West Black Sea region of Turkey. [electronic resource] - Journal of tropical pediatrics Aug 2014 - 318-21 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1465-3664
10.1093/tropej/fmu004 doi
Adolescent
Black Sea
Child
Child Welfare
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Goiter--epidemiology
Humans
Hypothyroidism--epidemiology
Iodide Peroxidase--blood
Iodine--deficiency
Male
Mandatory Programs
Prevalence
Rural Population
Sodium Chloride, Dietary
Thyrotropin--blood
Turkey--epidemiology
Young Adult