Goitre in Multan District
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چکیده
In the course of medical inspection of school children of Mulepur, a village in Kabirwala talisilit was noticed that a remarkably larg-e number of children suffered from simple goitre. Out of a total number of 70 boys examined, 32 were found to be suffering from goitre?a very high percentage. Further investigation showed that goitre exists not only amongst the students of the 1st and 5th classes that were examined medically, but also in all classes. The following statement gives the extent of incidence of the disease in each class:?
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دوره 64 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016