The challenge of the global elimination of iodine deficiency disorders

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1997, Pages

  Van Der Haar, F ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; National IDD programmes; Universal salt iodization

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED NATIONS;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IODINE; NUTRITION POLICY; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 0031460646     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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