Evidence for Pre-Columbian Goiter in Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2562003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephan F De Borhegyi (University of Oklahoma, corresponding author), Stephan F Borhegyi, Nevin S Scrimshaw (Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama) |
| Year | 1957 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2Part1 |
| Pages | 174-176 |
| Publication date | 1957-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/276446 |
| OpenAlex | W2330729021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
Detailed medical surveys recently concluded have shown Guatemala, and particularly the Guatemalan highlands, to have one of the highest incidence rates for endemic goiter in the world (Muñoz, Pérez, and Scrimshaw 1955a: 36-43; 1955b: 963-9). At the present time only the tropical and sparsely populated northern Department of Peten is without goiter as a serious public health problem. The incidence in the other departments varies from 21% to 68
Geography · Goiter · Incidence (geometry) · Latin Americans · Political science · Public health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Thyroid · Demography · Medicine · Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1959 - 2012 (54) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |