Can Africa meet the goal of eliminating iodine-deficiency disorders by the year 2000?

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 262-267

  Kavishe, Festo P ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; SALT IODINATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0030419971     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659601700309     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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