An assessment of progress toward universal salt iodization in Rajasthan, India, using iodine nutrition indicators in school-aged children and pregnant women from the same households

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-62

  Ategbo, Eric Alain ^a   Sankar, Rajan ^a,b   Schultink, Werner ^a   van der Haar, Frits ^c   Pandav, Chandrakant S ^d  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition India   (India)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ban on non iodized salt; Iodine; Universal salt iodization; Urinary iodine excretion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SALT INTAKE; URINE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 51649091949     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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