Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir valley).
作者信息
Zargar A H, Shah J A, Masoodi S R, Laway B A, Shah N A, Mir M M
机构信息
Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir.
出版信息
Indian J Pediatr. 1997 Mar-Apr;64(2):225-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02752453.
PMID:10771841
Abstract
1,876 school children were surveyed in Baramulla district of Kashmir for the presence of goitre. There were 964 boys and 912 girls in the age group of 5-15 years. An overall goitre prevalence of 52.08 per cent was found (54.77% in boys and 49.23% in girls). Iodine content was assayed in urine samples of 44 randomly selected subjects. The mean +/- SEM urinary iodine was 41.85 +/- 2.52 micrograms/g of creatinine (Range 6.25-69.41).
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