Prevalence of goitre and urinary iodine status of primary-school children in Lesotho

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-34

  Sebotsa, Masekonyela Linono Damane ^a   Dannhauser, Andre ^b   Jooste, Pieter L ^b   Joubert, Gina ^b  

^a Food/Nutrition Coordinating Office   (Lesotho)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age factors; Child; Cross sectional studies; Goiter epidemiology prevention and control; Iodine urine deficiency administration and dosage; Iodized oil therapeutic use; Lesotho (source: MESH, NLM); Sex factors; Sodium chloride, Dietary therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH STATUS; IODINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; LESOTHO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; URINALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; IODIZED OIL; LESOTHO; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

LESOTHO;

EID: 0037254069     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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