Goitre Prevalence, Urinary Iodine and Salt Iodisation Level in a District of West Bengal, India

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-405

  Das, Dilip Kumar ^a   Saha, Indranil ^a   Chakraborty, Indranil ^b   Mazumder, Piyeanku ^b   Biswas, Akhil Bandhu ^c   Saha, Sankar ^d  

^a R G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c BANKURA SAMMILANI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Government of West Bengal   (India)

Author keywords

Goitre prevalence; IDD; India; Iodine deficiency; Iodised salt; Urinary iodine excretion

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; IODIZED SALT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GOITER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; FAMILY SIZE; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; URINE;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 58149381040     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719717     Document Type: Article

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