The iodine cycle in the tropical environment - Implications on iodine deficiency disorders

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-372

  Dissanayake, C B ^a,b   Chandrajith, Rohana ^a   Tobschall, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Iodine; Iodine deficiency disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033046832     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207239908711210     Document Type: Article

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