Characteristics of goiter endemic in Kuzbass
Zinchuk, S.F.; Parmenova, E.V.
Gigiena i Sanitariia 1: 57-60
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-9900 PMID: 11236478 Document Number: 540157
The purpose of the present study was to comprehensively assess goiter endemia in Kuzbass. The spread of goiter was examined in its population. The severity and intensity of goiter endemia were assessed. Its causes and risk factors were revealed. The Kemerovo region was found to be an area of moderate goiter endemia with a tendency for its severity. The wide spread of iodine deficiency in the population, which is associated with low dietary iodine intake, is a cause of goiter endemia in Kuzbass.