%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Thyroid Disorders in Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in New Delhi: A Three-Year Study
%A Devika Tayal
%A Binita Goswami
%A Nikhil Gupta
%A Ranjna Chawla
%A Vinod Kumar Gupta
%A Bipin Singh
%A Aparna Chawla
%J Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
%P 15-23
%D 2012
%I Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Pokhara
%R 10.3126/ajms.v3i4.7705
%X Background: Thyroid disorders constitute the most prevalent endocrine disorder in our country. Thyroid disorders are classified broadly as hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism depending on the functional capacity of the thyroid gland. These two entities are further segregated as sub clinical and overt dysfunction. The present study attempts to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid disorders in north Indian population which is more prone to hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency observed in the Himalayan belt.
%K euthyroid
%K hypothyroidism
%K hyperthyroidism
%U http://nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/7705