Child malnutrition and mortality among families not utilizing adequately iodized salt in Indonesia

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 438-444

  Semba, Richard D ^a   De Pee, Saskia ^b   Hess, Sonja Y ^c   Sun, Kai ^a   Sari, Mayang ^b   Bloem, Martin W ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b World Food Programme   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Indonesia; Iodized salt; Mortality

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; RURAL AREA; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 38949159217     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.2.438     Document Type: Article

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