GOITER
- 1 December 1967
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Vol. 40 (6) , 935-937
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.40.6.935
Abstract
ENDEMIC GOITER remains one of the most widespread nutritional diseases in the world today. The major cause is iodine deficiency. The World Health Organization reports a high incidence of goiter in Thailand (where a program of iodine supplementation was instituted), in the mountains of Western Pakistan, Lebanon, Basutoland, and Kenya. The incidence of goiter in iodine-deficient regions may be as high as 50%. Of three goitrous zones in the Himalayas, two were selected for iodine supplementation and one was reserved as a control. There was a striking reduction of goiter in the zones provided with the iodine supplement but not in the third.Keywords
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