Projected reduction in healthcare costs in Belgium after optimization of iodine intake : impact on costs related to thyroid nodular disease
Background: Several surveys in the last 50 years have repeatedly indicated that Belgium is affected by mild iodine deficiency. Within the framework of the national food and health plan in Belgium, a selective, progressive, and monitored strategy was proposed in 2009 to optimize iodine intake. The objective of the present study was to perform a health economic evaluation of the consequences of inadequate iodine intake in Belgium, focusing on undisputed and measurable health outcomes such as thyroid nodular disease and its associated morbidity (hyperthyroidism). Methods: For the estimation of di... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / SWITZERLAND / FORTIFICATION / MANDATORY IODIZATION / DEFICIENCY / PROPHYLAXIS / DISORDERS / GOITER / POPULATION / DENMARK / PREGNANCY |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26601613 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/1105550 |