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    The incidence of iodine deficiency, hypo-and thyroidism in a sample of patients investigated at the Nuclear Medicine Unit, Peradeniya
    (Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1988) Herath, K.B.; Weerasekera, D.A.; Udugama, G.; Watawana, L.; Reginald, G.J.; Hemawardena, D.M.
    Of 11,334 subjects inivestigated for thyroid disorder during a two year period 2.6perc. were euthyroid, 81.9perc. suffered from iodine deficiency, 9.0perc. were hypo thyroid and 6.4 perc. were hyper thyroid. Iodine deficiency was diagnosed in the age range 14-70 years, hyper thyroidism in the range 22-70 years and hypo- thyroidism in the entire range, infancy to 70 years. The female to male ratio was about 6:1 for iodine deficiency and about 3:1 hypo-and hyper thyroidism