Assessment of the success of implementation of new rule book on salt iodination in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-12

  Tahirovic, Husref ^a   Imsiragic Zovko S ^a   Toromanovic, A ^a   Begic, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Child; Prophylaxis; Salt iodization; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 33947519702     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347389     Document Type: Article

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