Iodine concentration in household salt in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 534-540

  Jooste, Pieter L ^a   Weight, Michael J ^a   Lombard, Carl J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Households; Iodine therapeutic use; Socioeconomic factors; Sodium chloride, Dietary analysis; South Africa (source: MeSH)

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IODINATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; IODINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034979676     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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