Abstract Analysis of iodide deficiency, thyroid function, altitude, neural and motor dysfunction
and a variety of social and economic variables to ascertain the prevalence of endemic goiter …

A complete survey of the 1426 inhabitants of the Mulia goiter valley in Western New Guinea
showed that 80 subjects had presumably congenital defects. Mental deficiency, deaf-mutism …

Numerous defective persons are found in populations affected by severe endemic goiter
(18). A relation between the excess of defects and endemic goiter is shown by the …

People living in the Mulia Valley of Western New Guinea suffer from gross iodine deficiency.
Goiter and associated defects (mental deficiency, motor abnormalities, deafness and deaf …

The mountain chain which extends from one end of the island of New Guinea to the other
provides conditions of heavy rainfall and rapid rivers which typically produce an iodine …

SUMMARY A study has been carried out of the clinical features, epidemiology and thyroid
function in 254 cases of endemic cretinism in Eastern New Guinea. The clinical picture …

This is the first paper in a" Symposium" of papers on the thyroid, which will be continued in a
later issue. The other papers in this lot are concerned with thyroid physiology; 4 of them are …

Endemic goiter prevalence has been systematically measured in 85% of the population of
Idjwi Island. The average prevalence of goiter on the island as a whole is 32.3%. There are …

This paper has been planned for the specific guidance of the physician who wishes to carry
out surveys to determine the prevalence of endemic goitre in a population. It is not designed …

Hormone synthesis by the thyroid is critically dependent on the supply of iodine in food. The
gland is incapable of functioning normally in the absence of a minimum supply of iodine …