National study on the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders among schoolchildren 8-12 years of age in Bahrain;Etude nationale sur la prévalence des troubles dus à une carence en iode chez des écoliers âgés de 8-12 ans à Bahreïn

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 609-616

  Moosa, K ^a   Abdul Wahab, A W M ^a   Al Sayyad, J ^a   Baig, B Z H ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC GOITER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; SALT INTAKE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; STUDENT; URINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BAHRAIN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; STUDENTS;

EID: 4944221244     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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