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Volume 15 - October 2012

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Front Cover (OFC, IFC) and matter

  • PHN volume 15 issue 3 Cover and Front matter

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    26 January 2012, pp. f1-f2
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 9 Cover and Front matter

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    01 September 2012, pp. f1-f2
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Research paper

  • Iodine-induced goitre and high prevalence of anaemia among Saharawi refugee women

  • Sigrun Henjum, Ingrid Barikmo, Tor A Strand, Arne Oshaug, Liv Elin Torheim
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    07 November 2011, pp. 1512-1518
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  • Objective

    The main objective was to assess iodine status (thyroid volume (Tvol) and urinary iodine concentration (UIC)) and their determinants in Saharawi refugee women.

    Design

    A cross-sectional survey was performed during January–February 2007. Tvol was measured by ultrasound and iodine concentration was analysed in spot urine samples and in household drinking water. Anthropometry and Hb concentration were measured and background variables were collected using pre-coded questionnaires.

    Setting

    The survey was undertaken in four long-term refugee camps in the Algerian desert.

    Subjects

    Non-pregnant women (n 394), 15–45 years old, randomly selected.

    Results

    Median (25th percentile–75th percentile (P25–P75)) UIC was 466 (294–725) μg/l. Seventy-four per cent had UIC above 300 μg/l and 46 % above 500 μg/l. Median (P25–P75) Tvol was 9·4 (7·4–12·0) ml and the goitre prevalence was 22 %. UIC was positively associated with iodine in drinking water and negatively associated with breast-feeding, and these two variables explained 28 % of the variation in UIC. The mean (sd) Hb level was 11·8 (2·4) g/dl. In total 46 % were anaemic with 14 %, 25 % and 7 %, classified with respectively mild, moderate and severe anaemia.

    Conclusions

    The Saharawi women had high UIC, high levels of iodine in drinking water and increased Tvol and probably suffered from iodine-induced goitre. The high prevalence of anaemia is considered to be a severe public health concern. To what extent the excessive iodine intake and the anaemia have affected thyroid function is unknown and should be addressed in future studies.

Back Cover (OBC, IBC) and matter

  • PHN volume 15 issue 9 Cover and Back matter

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    01 September 2012, pp. b1-b6
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Letter to the Editor

  • Letter to the Editor

  • Viroj Wiwanitkit
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    20 March 2012, p. 1327
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 8 Cover and Front matter

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    19 July 2012, pp. f1-f2
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 6 Cover and Front matter

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    01 June 2012, pp. f1-f2
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 3 Cover and Back matter

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    26 January 2012, pp. b1-b4
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 10 Cover and Back matter

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    13 September 2012, pp. b1-b4
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Letters to the Editor

  • What leads to healthy ageing and longevity?

  • Ivy Shiue
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    05 September 2012, p. 2357
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Childhood Obesity:

  • Drug therapy: actuality and perspectives

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    30 August 2012, p. 1539
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Corrigendum

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  • PHN volume 15 issue 6 Cover and Back matter

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    01 June 2012, pp. b1-b4
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 8 Cover and Back matter

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    19 July 2012, pp. b1-b4
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Letters to the Editor

  • Reply to ‘What leads to healthy ageing and longevity?’

  • Mark L Wahlqvist
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    05 September 2012, p. 2358
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Childhood Obesity:

  • ‘Over’ or ‘bad’-nutrition?

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    30 August 2012, pp. 1539-1540
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Letter to the Editor

  • Letter to the Editor

  • Julia L. Finkelstein, Saurabh Mehta, Wafaie W. Fawzi
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    20 March 2012, p. 1328
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 11 Cover and Front matter

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    18 October 2012, pp. f1-f2
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Childhood Obesity:

  • Sleep loss and weight gain

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    30 August 2012, p. 1540
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  • PHN volume 15 issue 11 Cover and Back matter

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    18 October 2012, pp. b1-b6
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