The prevalence of overt and subclinical thyroid disorders in the adult population of Malaysia

• Main Authors: Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Ab Wahab, Norasyikin, Sukor, Norlela, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Thyroid Association 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58583/1/ITJ%20subclinical%20thyroid%20disorders.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58583/; http://www.ijthyroid.org/main.html

To determine the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among the Malaysian adult population A cross sectional study involving 2259 subjects selected from 5 pre-assigned regions which were representative of the socioeconomic and geographical background in Malaysia was performed. Sixty-nine subjects were...