Salt iodisation and public health campaigns to eradicate iodine deficiency disorders in Armenia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 463-469

  Rossi, Laura ^a   Branca, Francesco ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Armenia; Children; Dietary prophylaxis; Iodine deficiency disorders; Public health strategies; Women

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARMENIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENDEMIC GOITER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFUGEE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMENIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GOITER; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEES; RURAL POPULATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041467472     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2003461     Document Type: Article

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