Adequacy of dietary iodine in two local government areas of Cross River State in Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-43

  Abua, Sabina N ^a   Ajayi, Olufunmike A ^a   Sanusi, Rasaki A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Iodization; Table salt; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOITER; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TITRIMETRY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 36849035530     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.40.43     Document Type: Article

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