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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Primary Prevention

Endemic cretinism results from a diet deficient in iodine. Iodine deficiency results in enlargement of the thyroid gland, physical development hypoevolutism and mental development impairment. As a public health problem, many countries have established the policy of iodine administration. New born screening can help diagnose the disease in the first trimester.