Evaluating iodine deficiency in pregnant women and young infants - Complex physiology with a risk of misinterpretation

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 12 A, 2007, Pages 1547-1552

  Laurberg, P ^a   Andersen, S ^a   Bjarnadottir R I ^b   Carle A ^a   Hreidarsson, A B ^b   Knudsen, N ^c   Ovesen, L ^d   Pedersen, I B ^a   Rasmussen, L B ^d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Deficiency; Infants; Iodine; Pregnant women; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFANT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MOTHER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 36849034522     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007360898     Document Type: Conference Paper

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