title: A twelve year follow-up of iodine deficiency in Bulape, Zaire.
abstract: In a defined population of Bulape, Zaire, the prevalence of simple goitre was 42.4 +/- 1.3%. Compared with studies in the same population done twelve years previously, the prevalence of simple goitre had increased by 13.9% (P less than 0.05). Urinary iodine determination remained approximately the same. We conclude that over the twelve year period, the prevalence of iodine deficiency has not improved in the Bulape population.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seyfarth
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine