Assessing iodine status and monitoring progress of iodized salt programs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1673-1677

  Zimmermann, Michael B ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Goiter; Iodine; Monitoring; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROGLOBULIN;

CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; GOITER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IODIZED SALT PROGRAM; MONITORING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCREENING; STANDARD; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID WEIGHT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 3042826950     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.7.1673     Document Type: Review

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