Endemic cretinism in Idjwi Island (Kivu Lake, Zaire Republic)

Adv Exp Med Biol. 1972:30:87-113.
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MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism / diagnosis
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism / diagnostic imaging
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism / drug therapy
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism / epidemiology*
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism / genetics
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Electrocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Growth Disorders / etiology
  • Heart Conduction System / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Hypothyroidism / complications
  • Iodine / metabolism
  • Myxedema / diagnosis
  • Posture
  • Radiography
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Skin Diseases / complications
  • Thyroid Function Tests
  • Triiodothyronine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Triiodothyronine
  • Iodine