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Excess urinary iodine concentration and thyroid dysfunction among school age children of eastern Nepal: a matter of concern

OBJECTIVES: Deficiency as well as excess dietary iodine is associated with several thyroid disorders including Grave’s disease and goitre. Previously, cross sectional studies conducted among school children in Nepal showed high prevalence of iodine deficiency. In contrast, recently, few studies have...

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Autores principales: Tamang, Man Kumar, Gelal, Basanta, Tamang, Binaya, Lamsal, Madhab, Brodie, David, Baral, Nirmal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31133065
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4332-y