Incidence of iodine deficiency in Turkish patients with congenital hypothyroidism

Evliyaoglu, SAADET; Kutlu, Alev; Kara, Cengiz; Atavci, Sevil

doi:10.1111/j.1442-200x.2008.02569.x

Incidence of iodine deficiency in Turkish patients with congenital hypothyroidism

Evliyaoglu O., Kutlu A., Kara C., Atavci S. G.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.50, sa.3, ss.276-280, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2008.02569.x
Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.276-280
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Turkey is located in an area of mild to moderate iodine deficiency. The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of iodine deficiency in patients with congenital hypothyroidism.