Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir valley).
Indian J Pediatr
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1997 Mar-Apr; 64(2): 225-30
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-84765
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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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Mass Screening
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Incidence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Adolescent
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Developing Countries
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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