Thyrotoxicosis in Iceland 1980–1982
- 12 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Medica Scandinavica
- Vol. 217 (3), 253-258
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1985.tb02691.x
Abstract
A nationwide survey of the incidence of clinical thyrotoxicosis in Iceland was made during the 3-yr period 1980-1982. An annual incidence of 23.6/100,000 inhabitants was found, females outnumbering males by 4.2:1: 72% of all patients were aged 20-49. Graves'' disease was considered the cause in 83.3% of the patients.Keywords
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