ea0016p686 | Thyroid | ECE2008
Volzke Henry
, Haring Robin
, Schmidt Carsten O
, Alte Dietrich
, Kramer Axel
, Hoffmann Wolfgang
, John Ulrich
, Wallaschofski Henri
Context: Monitoring of iodine fortification programs is required for early recognition of oversupply or ineffective supply with iodine. Potential effects of non-response studies that are aimed at monitoring such programs have not been analysed.Objective: With the present analyses we investigated the potential role of selection bias for studies performed to monitor the iodine supply and prevalence of thyroid disorders.Design: The pr...