Iodine in the environment and endemic goitre in Sri Lanka

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 113, Issue , 1996, Pages 213-221

  Dissanayake, C B ^a   Chandrajith, R L R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 0009746899     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.113.01.17     Document Type: Article

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