Population living in the Red Sea State of Sudan may need urgent intervention to correct the excess dietary iodine intake

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-341

  Izzeldin, H S ^a,c   Crawford, M A ^a   Jooste, P L ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Excess iodine; Goiter; IDD; Iodine deficiency disease; Iodized salt

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749082051     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600701800403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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