First beneficial results of the implementation of Croatian new law on salt iodination

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 747-751

  Kusić, Zvonko ^a   Lechpammer, S ^a   Lukinac, L ^a   Petrovic I ^b   Nothig Hus D ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Child; Croatia; Endemic goiter; Iodine administration and dosage; Prevention and control; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROATIA; ENDEMIC GOITER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LAW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0032756653     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03343639     Document Type: Article

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