Seasonality in urinary and household salt iodine content among pregnant and lactating women of the plains of Nepal

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 969-976

  Schulze, K J ^a,b   West, Jr ^a,b   Gautschi, L A ^a,b   Dreyfuss, M L ^a,b   LeClerq, S C ^a,b   Dahal, B R ^a,b   Wu, L S F ^a,b   Khatry, S K ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Iodine; Lactation; Nepal; Pregnancy; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUERPERIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SALT INTAKE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; LACTATION; NEPAL; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0042023721     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601632     Document Type: Article

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