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Epidemiologic aspects of thyrotoxicosis
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It may perhaps be expedient, as the starting point for new investigations, to set down some epidemiologic facts regarding this temporary rise in the frequency of the disease and about the complaint itself.Abstract:
DURING the years 1941 to 1945 there occurred a most striking epidemic of thyrotoxicosis in Denmark. The epidemic was described and discussed by Meulengracht 1 while it was at its climax, and it has since received a detailed analysis by Kurt Iversen, 2 who has published a monograph on it. The cause of the epidemic is unexplained. As Means has so aptly expressed it to me, it remains for the time being as "just a brutal fact" which calls for an explanation. It may perhaps be expedient, as the starting point for new investigations, to set down some epidemiologic facts regarding this temporary rise in the frequency of the disease and about the complaint itself. EARLIER OBSERVATIONS ON THE EPIDEMIC OCCURRENCE OF THYROTOXICOSIS In Iversen's recently published monograph there is an extensive review of the literature relating to temporary rises in the frequency of thyrotoxicosis. It appears from this thatread more
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Iodine-induced hyperthyroidism: occurrence and epidemiology.
John Bruton Stanbury,A E Ermans,Pierre Bourdoux,Charles Todd,Emily Oken,René Tonglet,G Vidor,Lewis E. Braverman,G A Medeiros-Neto +8 more
TL;DR: More information is needed on the long-term health impact of IIH or "subclinical" IIH, especially in the course of prophylaxis programs with iodized salt or iodinated oil in regions where access to health care is limited.
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Stressful life events and Graves' disease.
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Health and environment—Psychosocial stimuli: A review
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Life events, daily stresses and coping in patients with Graves' disease
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Epidemiologic aspects of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease in rochester, minnesota (1935–1967), with special reference to temporal trends
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TL;DR: There was no indication that the incidence of Graves' disease changed in any significant or consistent pattern during the 33 yr period from 1935 through 1967, when records of all diagnosed cases occurring in residents of Rochester, Minnesota, were identified.
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TL;DR: This volume contains sixteen papers by different authors dealing with various aspects of dietetic deficiency as studied in Belgium during the years of German occupation.