IODINE NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND GOITRE PREVALENCE IN CHILDREN AGED 2 - 14 YEARS IN SELECTED UPLAND AND RIVERINE COMMUNITIES IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.
This study shows goitre endemicity in the state, more prevalent in the riverine than the upland regions with the goitres not yet detectable by physical examination but by thyroid ultrasonography.
Authors
- A R Nte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4199-9450)
- Iroro Yarhere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-8542)
- C. E. Agi
- I J Onumaku
Institutions
- University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-11-10
- Primary Topic
- Oral and Craniofacial Lesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00