title: [Critique of goiter epidemiology. II. Age dependence].
abstract: Chest radiographs (n = 2000) of the public health office of Eutin were evaluated for the frequency of goitre in northern West-Germany. Up to the 40th year of age the frequency was 5%. Thereafter the prevalence of goitre-suspect radiographs gradually rose to 25% and to 50% after the 65th year of life. The radiographic method indicates that endemic goitre exists in Schleswig-Holstein as was to be expected due to formerly demonstrated alimentary iodine deficiency.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006042:Goiter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Kritik der Strumaepidemiologie. II. Altersabhängigkeit.