Croatia has reached iodine sufficiency

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 738-742

  Kusić, Zvonko ^a   Novosel, S A ^a   Dabelic N ^a   Punda, M ^a   Roncevic S ^a   Labar, Z ^a   Lukinac, Lj ^a   Nothig Hus D ^a   Stanicic A ^b   Kaic Rak A ^c   Mesaros Kanjski E ^d   Karner, I ^e   Smoje, J ^e   Milanovic N ^c   Katalenic M ^c   Juresa V ^f   Sarnavka, V ^c  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Endemic; Goiter; Iodine deficiency; Prophylaxis; Thyroid volume

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PROPHYLAXIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; THYROID WEIGHT; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 10744223455     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347356     Document Type: Article

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