[The weight of the thyroid in Icelanders. A study based on 197 accidentally dead individuals.].
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the present study was to ascertain whether the weight of the thyroid gland had increased in comparison with older studies. The thyroid in Icelanders has been considered small, an opinion based on two different studies, one from 1939 and the other from 1967-1976.


METHODS
The thyroids of 197 individuals who died accidentally in the period from March 1984 to September 1985. The thyroids were weighed fresh.


CONCLUSIONS
The weight of the thyroid in Icelanders has increased. In this study no attempt was made to speculate on what might be the most likely cause for the increased weight of the thyroid in Icelanders.
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Tulinius
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Bjornsson
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