Dietary Supplies of Iodine and Thiocyanate in the Etiology of Endemic Goiter in Tripura

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 399-404

  Chandra, Amar K ^a   Ray, Indrajit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b TRIPURA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dietary goitrogens; Endemic goiter; Iodine nutrition; Iodine thiocyanate ratio

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC GOITER; HUMAN; INDIA; PREVALENCE; URINE;

CHILD; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; PREVALENCE; THIOCYANATES;

EID: 0035351184     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723011     Document Type: Article

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