Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir valley).
dc.contributor.author | Zargar, A H | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Shah, J A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Masoodi, S R | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Laway, B A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Shah, N A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mir, M M | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 1997-03-01 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-30T16:38:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 1997-03-01 | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-30T16:38:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1997-03-01 | en_US |
dc.description.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). | en_US |
dc.description.affiliation | Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/84765 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtml | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Adolescent | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Child | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Child, Preschool | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Cross-Sectional Studies | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Developing Countries | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Goiter, Endemic --epidemiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Incidence | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | India --epidemiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Iodine --deficiency | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Mass Screening | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence of goitre in school children in Baramulla (Kashmir valley). | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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