Iodine deficiency persists in the Zanzibar Islands of Tanzania

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 292-299

  Assey, Vincent D ^a,b   Greiner, T ^b,c   Mzee, Rajab K ^d   Abuu, Hamad ^e   Mgoba, Celestin ^f   Kimboka, Sabas ^f   Peterson, S ^b,g,h  

^a Tanzania Food Nutr Centre (TFNC)   (Tanzania)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c PATH   (United States)

^d Public Health Laboratory Services Pemba   (Tanzania)

^e Zanzibar Malaria Control Programme   (Tanzania)

^f Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre   (Tanzania)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^h MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Goiter prevalence; Iodated salt; Iodine deficiency; Tanzania; Urinary iodine; Zanzibar

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; IODINE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEAFOOD; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

EID: 33845907714     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650602700402     Document Type: Article

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