Associations between Lake Urmia disaster and the prevalence of thyroid nodules and metabolic syndrome: The AZAR cohort survey

• Main Authors: Jalil Houshyar (Author), Alireza Ostadrahimi (Author), Samira Pourmoradian (Author), Elnaz Faramarzi (Author), Helda Tutunchi (Author), Majid Mobasseri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In this study, we investigated the associations Lake Urmia's drought to the prevalence of thyroid nodules (TNs) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among local inhabitants of the lake. Methods: In this cross-sectional study which was started in 2014, we collected data on 992 adults who pa...