title: Goitre, cretinism and iodine in South Asia: historical perspectives on a continuing scourge.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Centre, Peshawar.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D006042:Goiter / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine