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Treatment of Hypothyroidism due to Iodine Deficiency Using Daily Powdered Kelp in Patients Receiving Long-term Total Enteral Nutrition

We investigated thyroid function and urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in seven patients with severe motor intellectual disabilities. All seven received total enteral nutrition (TEN) for more than three years with a daily iodine intake of less than 20 µg. They were diagnosed as hypothyroidism due t...

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Autores principales: Takeuchi, Takako, Kamasaki, Hotaka, Hotsubo, Tomoyuki, Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23926395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1297/cpe.20.51