The Significant Increase in Incidence of Graves' Disease in Eastern Serbia During the Civil War in the Former Yugoslavia (1992 to 1995)
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Thyroid®
- Vol. 8 (1), 37-41
- https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.1998.8.37
Abstract
The incidence of Graves' disease for the last 25 years in eastern Serbia (Yugoslavia), Timok Region is reported. Registration of all Graves' disease patients was conducted in the Endocrinology-Thyroid Unit of Nuclear Medicine Service, Medical Center Zajecar. Timok Region has a population of 315,000 people in seven counties. From 1971 to 1980 an average of 16 new patients per year were registered; from 1981 to 1990 an average of 33 patients per year were registered; in 1995 the number reached 100, and in 1996 there were 148 newly registered patients. Some of the possible factors influencing this significant annual increase of autoimmune hyperthyroidism are discussed.Keywords
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