A Study of Graves' Disease in Iceland
Abstract. The incidence of Graves' disease and its response to treatment have been studied in Iceland, where the main environmental factor possibly affecting Graves' disease is a high iodine intake. The incidence was found to be similar or lower to that reported for Europe. The response to...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.0954-6820.1975.tb19546.x 2024-09-15T18:12:50+00:00 A Study of Graves' Disease in Iceland Thjodleifsson, Bjarni 1975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1975.tb19546.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0954-6820.1975.tb19546.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1975.tb19546.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Medica Scandinavica volume 198, issue 1-6, page 309-314 ISSN 0001-6101 journal-article 1975 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1975.tb19546.x 2024-07-11T04:35:43Z Abstract. The incidence of Graves' disease and its response to treatment have been studied in Iceland, where the main environmental factor possibly affecting Graves' disease is a high iodine intake. The incidence was found to be similar or lower to that reported for Europe. The response to treatment with drugs and radioiodine does not differ from that found in other countries but recurrent hyperthyroidism after subtotal thyroidectomy is more common in Iceland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Acta Medica Scandinavica 198 1-6 309 314 |
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Abstract. The incidence of Graves' disease and its response to treatment have been studied in Iceland, where the main environmental factor possibly affecting Graves' disease is a high iodine intake. The incidence was found to be similar or lower to that reported for Europe. The response to treatment with drugs and radioiodine does not differ from that found in other countries but recurrent hyperthyroidism after subtotal thyroidectomy is more common in Iceland. |
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A Study of Graves' Disease in Iceland |
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A Study of Graves' Disease in Iceland |
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A Study of Graves' Disease in Iceland |
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