Some chemicals in the water and their relationship to goiter in a mountain commune
- Author:
Van Thi Hong Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
goiter
- MeSH:
Goiter;
Chemistry;
water;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):32-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was conducted on 593 children, 325 salt samples, 60 urinary samples and 30 fresh water samples, using the descriptive epidemiological method. Ca, Na, K, Cl, Cyanide, Fl, Cu, Pb and Iode contents were quantified. The data was processed by statistic method. The results showed that Ca and Fl contents were within acceptable limit. Iode was provided sufficiently. The content of cyanide, an anti-thyroid agent, was higher than acceptable limit
