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Item Goiter survey in school children in Kupwara (Kashmir Valley)(1996-03-01) Zargar, A H; Shah, J A; Laway, B A; Masoodi, S R; Shah, N A; Mir, M MItem Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir valley).(1997-03-01) Zargar, A H; Shah, J A; Masoodi, S R; Laway, B A; Shah, N A; Mir, M M1,876 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).