Anthropometric Parameters and Thyroid Morphology in a Sample of Overweight and Obese Syrian Women

Objective: Obesity and thyroid nodules are very common. Many studies have reported that weight gain is a new risk factor for goiters and thyroid nodules. In this study, the authors aimed to evaluate thyroid morphology in obese women and tried to link thyroid morphology with anthropometric parameters...

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Main Authors: Dareen Alnasser Allah, Lilianne Haj Hassan, Zaynab Alourfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2019-06-01
Series:European Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/diabetes/article/anthropometric-parameters-and-thyroid-morphology-in-a-sample-of-overweight-and-obese-syrian-women/