Prevalence study of iodine deficiency disorders among high school girls in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran, 1996-1997

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-74

  Ravanshad, Sh ^a,c   Setoudeh Maram, E ^a   Nader, F ^b   Mostafavy, H ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Concentration; Goiter; High school girls; Shiraz Iran; Urinary iodide Creatinine ratio; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOITER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SALT INTAKE; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0038799825     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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