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Disorders of the Thyroid

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Principles and Practice of Environmental Medicine

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A large variety of naturally occurring and man-made compounds pose the danger of thyroid disease by interfering with thyroid function. These compounds can alter thyroid structure and function by acting directly on the gland or by affecting its regulatory mechanisms. The gland may increase in size to become a goiter. Thyroid hormone secretion may remain adequate or become insufficient, depending on dietary iodine intake or the presence of underlying thyroid disease.

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