Control of iodine deficiency in Western and Central Europe

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 120-123

  Delange, F M ^a,b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Prevention; Western and Central Europe

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGE; ALBANIA; EUROPE; EVALUATION; GOITER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH SODIUM INTAKE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MINERAL INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; URINE LEVEL; WESTERN EUROPE;

EUROPE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 0141782357     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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