[Laboratory diagnosis of subclinical forms of hypothyroidism in an endemic goiter focus]

The paper is concerned with laboratory diagnosis of thyroid function in the endemic focus in Gornaya Shoriya of the Kemerovo region. The diagnostic value of radioimmunoassays was emphasized. The authors proposed a compensation index characterizing the ratio of the thyroid hormones and promoting the diagnosis of subclinical forms of hypothyreosis in the endemic goiter focus.