Goitre decline in Italy and contribution of the silent and active prophylaxis

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 818-824

  Vella, Venanzio ^a  

^a KwaZulu Natal Department of Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Active prophylaxis; Cost effectiveness; Goitre; Iodine; Italy; Silent prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GOITER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; ITALY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 27944431698     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051555     Document Type: Article

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