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[Ultrasonic assessment of thyroid nodules, and iodine status of French adults participating in the SU.VI.MAX study].
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Dec 2001
Valeix P, Zarebska M, Bensimon M, Cousty C, Bertrais S, Galan P, Hercberg S
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid nodules were assessed by ultrasound in 3 621 presumably healthy free-living French subjects participating in the SU.VI.MAX cohort (2 160 females aged 35-60 years and 1 461 males aged 45-60 years). Urinary iodine was measured in all participants in random morning urine samples. Nodular thyroid structures ranging from 3 mm to 57 mm in diameter were found in 14.5% of the population, without significant...
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