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Epidemiology of Thyroid Nodules

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Thyroid Nodules

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It is important to recognize the prevalence and incidence of nodular thyroid disease in order to appreciate its clinical significance. The reported prevalence of nodular disease depends on which population is studied and the methods used to detect nodules. There are many risk factors which lead to an increase in incidence of thyroid nodules. Some factors are nonmodifiable such as age, sex, and history of head and neck irradiation, while modifiable factors can include iodine use, alcohol, and smoking. Here we discuss some of these risks and describe their association to thyroid nodularity.

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Parsa, A.A., Gharib, H. (2018). Epidemiology of Thyroid Nodules. In: Gharib, H. (eds) Thyroid Nodules. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59474-3_1

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