Iodine content of prenatal multivitamins in the United States

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 939-940

  Leung, Angela M ^a   Pearce, Elizabeth N ^a   Braverman, Lewis E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; MULTIVITAMIN; POTASSIUM IODIDE; VITAMIN;

COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; LETTER; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; THYROID FUNCTION; UNITED STATES; URINE LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 61449249189     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc0807851     Document Type: Letter

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