Iodine status of children living in areas with high nitrate levels in water

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 317-319

  Gatseva, Penka D ^a   Argirova, Mariana D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Goiter; Ioduria; Nitrates; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; IODINE; NITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE LEVEL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 34247139690     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.60.6.317-320     Document Type: Article

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