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ea0016p686 | Thyroid | ECE2008

Is response bias in population studies on iodine supply and thyroid disorders neglectable?

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...