Towards the eradication of endemic goiter, cretinism and iodine deficiency. ] The programme began in 1988, when reports of hyper-endemic and endemic areas ...
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Endemic goiters occur in people within certain geographic areas who do not get enough iodine in their diet (iodine is necessary to make thyroid hormone) Th...
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Risk factors for colloid nodular goiters include being female, being older than 40, not getting enough iodine in your diet, living in an endemic area, and ...
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An area is defined as endemic for goiter if more than 10 % of children aged 6 to 12 years have goiters. Risk factors are being female, being older than 40,...
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A nontoxic (or sporadic) goiter is a type of simple goiter that may be diffuse. Goiters are seldom painful, and tend to grow slowly. There are different ty...
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Endemic goiter in central China caused by excessive iodine intake. Dietary iodine intake and urinary iodine excretion in patients with. Persistence of goit...
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Iodine deficiency can cause endemic cretinism in children; endemic cretinism is the most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism in severely iodine-defic...
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