Pilot study of urinary iodine concentration and of biochemical thyroid parameters before and after cautious public health intervention on salt iodide content: The Swiss longitudinal 1996-2000 iodine study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1201-1210

  Als, Claudine ^a,c   Haldimann, M ^b   Minder, C ^a   Gerber, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^c Clinique Sainte Therese Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Children; Public health intervention; Salt iodide content; Thyreostimuline (TSH); Thyroid anti peroxydase antibodies; Women

Indexed keywords

IODIDE; IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; THYROID GLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SWITZERLAND; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 4444282376     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602014     Document Type: Article

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