Determination of Thyroid Volume by Ultrasonography among Schoolchildren in Philippines

Objective. Iodine deficiency is defined by the goiter and the urinary iodine concentration. However, a lack of local thyroid volume reference data resulted in the vague definition of goiter, especially in school-aged children. The aim of this paper was to determine the thyroid volumes by ultrasonogr...

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Main Authors: Bu Kyung Kim, Young Sik Choi, Chul Ho Oak, Yo-Han Park, Jae Hyun Kim, Dae Jin Park, Cindy Mora, Donald Wilson, Eun-Kee Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/387971