Iodine deficiency in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-297

  Al Nuaim, Abdul Rahman ^a,e   Al Mazrou, Yagob ^c   Kamel, Mohammed ^c   Al Attas, Omer ^b   Al Daghari, Nasser ^b   Sulimani, Riyad ^d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^e KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOITER; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0030776569     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1997.293     Document Type: Article

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