Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Prevalence of Thyroid Disorders in Tibetan Adults in an Oxygen-Deficient Plateau, Tibet, China: A Population-Based Study

Ning, P; Ren, Q; Teng, D; Zhang, ZX; Lv, XM; Meng, SY; Shi, XG; Lou, Z; Wu, CH; Yang, PX; Zhang, WQ; Zhou, LL; Luo, YY; Zhuoma, ZD; Yang, LH; Teng, WP

Yang, LH (corresponding author), Peoples Hosp Tibet Autonomous Reg, Dept Endocrinol & Metab, Lhasa 850000, Tibet, Peoples R China.; Teng, WP (corresponding author), China Med Univ, Hosp 1, Dept Endocrinol & Metab, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, Peoples R China.; Teng, WP (corresponding author), China Med Univ, Hosp 1, Inst Endocrinol, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, Peoples R China.

THYROID, 2020; 30 (5): 759

Abstract

Background: Iodine deficiency (ID) is a global problem in individuals living in an iodine-deficient environment, specifically in mountainous regions. ......

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