The incidence of iodine deficiency, hypo-and thyroidism in a sample of patients investigated at the Nuclear Medicine Unit, Peradeniya
| dc.contributor.author | Herath, K.B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Weerasekera, D.A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Udugama, G. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Watawana, L. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Reginald, G.J. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Hemawardena, D.M. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-10T07:46:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-01-10T07:46:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1988 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The Ceylon Journal of Medical Science31(2)pp.35-38 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7188 | |
| dc.publisher | Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo | en_US |
| dc.subject | Medical Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Thyroid diseases | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health surveys | en_US |
| dc.title | The incidence of iodine deficiency, hypo-and thyroidism in a sample of patients investigated at the Nuclear Medicine Unit, Peradeniya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |