Thyroid gland volume of schoolchildren in the North of Iran: Comparison with other studies.

Journal: Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Published Date: Nov 1, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Few studies have shown the limitation of the World Health Organization (WHO)/ International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency (ICCIDD)-adopted thyroid gland volume references as universal normative values for thyroid gland volume. So we decided to measure thyroid gland volume by sonography in schoolchildren in Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran - Rasht is a metropolitan city on the Caspian Sea coast - and compare them to WHO normative values.

Authors

  • Saeed Kalantari
    Department of Endocrinology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
  • Masrur Vahabi Moghadam
    Department of Radiology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

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