Tracking progress towards sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency disorders in Bihar

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 799-802

  Sankar, R ^a   Moorthy, D ^a   Pandav, C S ^a   Tiwari, J Sangita ^a   Karmarkar, M G ^a  

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Author keywords

Bihar; Goiter prevalence; Iodine deficiency; Iodised salt; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

CHILD; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 33749473389     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02790389     Document Type: Article

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