Iodine deficiency in the UK and Ireland

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9642, 2008, Pages 888-

  Lazarus, John H ^a   Smyth, Peter PA ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

COGNITIVE DEFECT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRELAND; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 51249120087     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61390-2     Document Type: Letter

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