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The present unicentric, hospital based, non-interventional, cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the iodine status of pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at a medical college in Kolkata, India, during the different... more
The present unicentric, hospital based, non-interventional, cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the iodine status of pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at a medical college in Kolkata, India, during the different trimesters of pregnancy and to compare their iodine status with those of age-matched non-pregnant control women. Assessment of the iodine status was based on urinary iodine excretion (UIE). Serum levels of free triiodithyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were assayed as an indirect measure of iodine status. A statistical comparison between the median values for UIE, TSH, fT4 and fT3 in pregnant women and non-pregnant controls revealed a significant difference between the median values for UIE (p < 0.0047), TSH (p < 0.00001) and fT4 (p < 0.001). UIE and fT4 were significantly lower and TSH was significantly higher in pregnant women than in non-pregnant controls. However, no significant difference in median...
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INTRODUCTION Medical Education is more than a job train-ing programme. In addition to the knowledge con-tent, the concepts of professional medical educa-tion emphasizes on the development of skills of scientific methods as applied to... more
INTRODUCTION Medical Education is more than a job train-ing programme. In addition to the knowledge con-tent, the concepts of professional medical educa-tion emphasizes on the development of skills of scientific methods as applied to biological sci-ences.1 Accordingly, the ...