Iodine content of salt in Lae city of Papua New Guinea

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 128-130

  Amoa, Betty ^a   Pikire, Therese ^a   Tine, Peter ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Lae; Papua New Guinea; Salt

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044436462     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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