Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia
Our prevalence of thyroid dysfunction are compatible most studies world wide (2.1% for hypothyroidism and 3.4% hyperthyroidism). Prevalence of goitre is 9.3% and thyroid nodule is 3.6%. There may be pockets of iodine deficiency which contributes to goitre in rural areas. Goitre in the coastal areas...
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| description | Our prevalence of thyroid dysfunction are compatible most studies world wide (2.1% for hypothyroidism and 3.4% hyperthyroidism). Prevalence of goitre is 9.3% and thyroid nodule is 3.6%. There may be pockets of iodine deficiency which contributes to goitre in rural areas. Goitre in the coastal areas are likely autoimmune. Large proportion of the population may be unaware that they have some sort of thyroid problems especially hypothyroidism and subclinical thyroid dysfunction |
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| spelling | iium-585672017-09-28T02:44:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58567/ Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia Shahar, Mohammad Arif R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine Our prevalence of thyroid dysfunction are compatible most studies world wide (2.1% for hypothyroidism and 3.4% hyperthyroidism). Prevalence of goitre is 9.3% and thyroid nodule is 3.6%. There may be pockets of iodine deficiency which contributes to goitre in rural areas. Goitre in the coastal areas are likely autoimmune. Large proportion of the population may be unaware that they have some sort of thyroid problems especially hypothyroidism and subclinical thyroid dysfunction 2017 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58567/1/Thyroid%20disorders%20in%20Malaysia%20FMS%202017.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58567/2/Prevalence%20of%20thyroid%20disease%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Shahar, Mohammad Arif (2017) Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia. In: 20th Family Medicine Scientific Conference, 2nd-5th August 2017, Penang. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine Shahar, Mohammad Arif Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia |
| title | Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia |
| title_full | Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia |
| title_short | Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Malaysia |
| title_sort | prevalence of thyroid disorders in malaysia |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/58567/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58567/1/Thyroid%20disorders%20in%20Malaysia%20FMS%202017.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/58567/2/Prevalence%20of%20thyroid%20disease%20in%20Malaysia.pdf |