History and Iconography of Endemic Goitre and Cretinism

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Topics include: geochemistry and the iodine cycle; pioneer investigators of iodine in nature; the cause of regional iodine deficiency in nature; distribution of endemic goitre and the Ice Age; history of the prophylaxis of endemic goitre; goitre in the writings of the medical authors of the 11th to the 15th century; history of endemic cretinism; beginnings of the physiology of the thyroid gland; surnames and place names as documents of the occurrence of endemic goitre in the Middle Ages; etymology of the various names of goitre and the term cretin; goitre in creative literature; iconography of endemic goitre and cretinism. Name and subject index. A fascinating volume. Show more