Reaching the goal of Universal Salt Iodization (USI): Experience of Uttar Pradesh, India

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-390

  Vir, Sheila C ^a,b   Dwivedi, Shraddha ^c   Singh, Richa ^d   Mukherjee, Ashish ^e  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b USAID New Delhi   (India)

^c Medical College   (India)

^d Academy of Management Studies ^*

^e Academy of Management Studies   (India)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency disorders; Iodized salt consumption; Iodized salt trade; Salt wholesalers; USI

Indexed keywords

IODINE; NUTRITION; SALT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 38549125006     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650702800402     Document Type: Article

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