Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of people in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with regard to iodine-deficiency disorders and iodized salt

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-358

  Yamada, C ^a   Oyunchimeg, D ^a   Igari, T ^a   Buttumur, D ^a   Oyunbileg, M ^a   Umenai, T ^a  

^a Medical Genetics Laboratory   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; IODINE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

MONGOLIA; ULAANBAATAR;

EID: 0032425303     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659801900411     Document Type: Article

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