The Elimination of Iodine Deficiency in the Czech Republic: The Steps Toward Success

Thyroid

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-56

  Zamrazil, V ^a   Bilek, R ^a   Cerovska, J ^a   Delange, F ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INFANT; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL; WINTER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 1442334375     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072504322783849     Document Type: Article

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