TY - THES N2 - Perhaps one of the most interesting phases of Medicine of the present day and age is that of the prevention and treatment of Thyroid disease. The influences which the gland exerts upon the carious tissues and organs of the body make it almost imperative that some nation wide or at least country wide campaign be inaugurated to stem the tide of a malady, which for all intensive purposes can be wiped from the face of the earth. During the last few years there have been great strides in this direction but as yet the results ate far from being satisfactory. Theoretically, the dessicated thyroid gland is better for goitre prevention and treatment but practically it is too dangerous as yet to be administered promiscuously by the M.D.. DO - 10.6083/bpxhc43506 DO - doi AB - Perhaps one of the most interesting phases of Medicine of the present day and age is that of the prevention and treatment of Thyroid disease. The influences which the gland exerts upon the carious tissues and organs of the body make it almost imperative that some nation wide or at least country wide campaign be inaugurated to stem the tide of a malady, which for all intensive purposes can be wiped from the face of the earth. During the last few years there have been great strides in this direction but as yet the results ate far from being satisfactory. Theoretically, the dessicated thyroid gland is better for goitre prevention and treatment but practically it is too dangerous as yet to be administered promiscuously by the M.D.. AD - University of Oregon T1 - Goitre prevention in the United States DA - 1925 AU - Berg, Richard F. L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43506/files/Berg.Richard.1925.pdf PB - University of Oregon LA - eng PY - 1925 ID - 43506 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43506/files/Berg.Richard.1925.pdf KW - Goiter KW - Public Health KW - Thyroid Gland TI - Goitre prevention in the United States Y1 - 1925 L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43506/files/Berg.Richard.1925.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43506/files/Berg.Richard.1925.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43506/files/Berg.Richard.1925.pdf ER -