Thyroid volume measurement by ultrasound in schoolchildren from mildly iodine-deficient area
Thyroid size was estimated by ultrasound and physical examination in 480 schoolchildren (238 boys and 242 girls), 7-14 years old, living in Tuzla Canton. By physical examination goiter was found in 13.5% (n=65) of subjects. When compared with the upper limits of the reference thyroid volumes report...
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Language: | English |
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Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2005-02-01
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Series: | Biomolecules & Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/3330 |