Urinary iodine concentration of pregnant women and female adolescents as an indicator of excessive iodine intake in Sri Lanka

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-18

  Silva, K D Renuka R ^a   Munasinghe, D Lalani L ^a  

^a WAYAMBA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Female adolescents; Iodine excess; Iodine status; Iodized salt; Pregnant women; Sri Lanka; Urinary iodine concentration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; IODINE; PREGNANCY;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; SALT INTAKE; SRI LANKA; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE; PREGNANCY; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33644961541     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650602700102     Document Type: Article

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