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Abstract
A form of IODINE deficiency disorders characterized by an enlargement of the THYROID GLAND in a significantly large fraction of a POPULATION GROUP. Endemic goiter is common in mountainous and iodine-deficient areas of the world where the DIET contains insufficient amount of iodine.
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- Goiter, Endemic
- Endemic Goiters
- Goiters, Endemic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Goiter (1966-1968)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Endemic Goiter. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006043. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006043
- Endemic Goiter. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemic_goitre
- Endemic Goiter. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1455531