Data quality and practical challenges of thyroid volume assessment by ultrasound under field conditions - observer errors may affect prevalence estimates of goitre

BACKGROUND: The ultrasonographic estimation of thyroid size has been advocated as being more precise than palpation to diagnose goitre. However, ultrasound also requires technical proficiency. This study was conducted among Saharawi refugees, where goitre is highly prevalent. The objectives were to...

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Autores principales: Henjum, Sigrun, Strand, Tor A, Torheim, Liv E, Oshaug, Arne, Parr, Christine L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21156073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-9-66

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21156073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-9-66

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