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ReviewJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2016

Various Possible Toxicants Involved in Thyroid Dysfunction: A Review.

Jagminder K Bajaj, Poonam Salwan, Shalini Salwan

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Review in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jagminder K BajajProfessor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, PIMS , Jalandhar, India .
Poonam SalwanAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, SGT Medical College and Hospital , Gurgaon, India .
Shalini SalwanAssociate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PIMS , Jalandhar, India .
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

About 300 million people across the world suffer from thyroid gland dysfunction. Environmental factors play an important role in causation of autoimmune thyroid diseases in susceptible individuals. Genetics contributes to 70% of the risk. In order to reduce the risk, we need to understand the association of environmental agents with thyroid dysfunction. These factors are especially relevant for those at increased risk due to positive family history. The ideal study to see the impact of a thyroid toxicant consists of directly measuring the degree of exposure to toxicant in an individual with his thyroid status. Knowledge of various factors influencing thyroid dysfunction can help in interpreting the results of such studies in a better way. This article is an attempt to highlight the various possible toxicants affecting thyroid function so that adequate measures can be undertaken to control excessive exposure in future to reduce the prevalence of thyroid disorders.

Indexed as

GoiterHypothyroidismThyroidThyroid disorders

Identifiers

PMID26894086
PMCPMC4740614
OpenAlexW2276183681

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