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ArticleNutrients2019

Endemic Goiter and Iodine Prophylaxis in Calabria, a Region of Southern Italy: Past and Present.

Cinzia Giordano, Ines Barone, Stefania Marsico, Rosalinda Bruno, Daniela Bonofiglio, Stefania Catalano, Sebastiano Andò

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Article in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cinzia GiordanoDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. cinzia.giordano@unical.it.
Ines BaroneDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. ines.barone@unical.it.
Stefania MarsicoDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. stefania.marsico@unical.it.
Rosalinda BrunoDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. rosalinda.bruno@unical.it.
Daniela BonofiglioDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. daniela.bonofiglio@unical.it.
Stefania CatalanoDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. stefcatalano@libero.it.
Sebastiano AndòDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. sebastiano.ando@unical.it.
University of Calabria · IT

Funding

Ministero della Salute Department of Excellence (Italian Law. 232/2016) Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy.Regione Calabria Italy Osservatorio Epidemiologico e Promozione della Salute, "Sezione Gozzo Endemico e Iodoprofilassi", Regione Calabria, Italy
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iodine, a micronutrient that plays a pivotal role in thyroid hormone synthesis, is essential for proper health at all life stages. Indeed, an insufficient iodine intake may determine a thyroid dysfunction also with goiter, or it may be associated to clinical features such as stunted growth and mental retardation, referred as iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs). Iodine deficiency still remains an important public health problem in many countries, including Italy. The effective strategy for the prevention and control of IDDs is universal salt iodization, which was implemented in Italy in 2005 as a nationwide program adopted after the approval of an Italian law. Despite an improvement in the iodine intake, many regions in Italy are still characterized by mild iodine deficiency. In this review, we provide an overview of the historical evolution of the iodine status in the Calabria region, located in the South of Italy, during the past three decades. In particular, we have retraced an itinerary from the first epidemiological surveys at the end of the 1980s to the establishment of the Regional Observatory of Endemic Goiter and Iodine Prophylaxis, which represents an efficient model for the surveillance of IDDs and monitoring the efficacy of iodine prophylaxis.

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Goiter, EndemicHumansIodineItalyRetrospective StudiesSodium Chloride, DietaryIodineiodized saltSodium Chloride, Dietarygoiteriodine deficiencyiodine prophylaxisurinary iodine concentration

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PMID31614658
PMCPMC6836275
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