Geographic variation in groundwater iodine and iodine deficiency in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-190

  Sack, Joseph ^a   Kaiserman, Igor ^b   Tulchinsky, Theodore ^c   Harel, Galia ^d   Gutekunst, Rolph ^e  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d Haifa Public Health Laboratory   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Groundwater iodine levels; Iodine deficiency; Iodine excretion

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; IODINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; SCHOOL CHILD; URINARY EXCRETION; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034005628     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.2.185     Document Type: Article

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