Dietary intake and iodine deficiency in women of childbearing age in an Orang Asli community close to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-40

  Cuthbertson, Carmen C ^a   Naemiratch, Bhensri ^a   Thompson, Lisa M ^a   Osman, Ali ^b   Paterson, Jane H ^a   Marks, Geoffrey C ^a   Hanafiah, Mohd S ^b   Zaleha, Md I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD); Malaysia; Micronutrients; Orang Asli

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044517814     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2000.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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