Ban on sale of non-iodized salt for human consumption: A step in the right direction

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 169-171

  Sankar, Rajan ^a   Pandav, C S ^b  

^a Indian Coalition for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROID HORMONE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GOITER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MARKETING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS;

FOOD ADDITIVES; GOVERNMENT; INDIA; IODINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 26844467376     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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