Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir valley).

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1997-03-01
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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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Zargar AH, Shah JA, Masoodi SR, Laway BA, Shah NA, Mir MM. Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir valley). Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 1997 Mar-Apr; 64(2): 225-30
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