Research Article

Larger Thyroid Volume and Adequate Iodine Nutrition in Chinese Schoolchildren: Local Normative Reference Values Compared with WHO/IGN

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Sampling counties in Zhejiang Province, China. Thirty counties (gray areas) from Zhejiang Province, in the east coastal region of China, which covers 89 counties, were selected by using a probability-proportionate-to-size sampling method.