Adequate iodine nutrition in Sweden: A cross-sectional national study of urinary iodine concentration in school-age children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 828-834

  Andersson, M ^a   Berg, G ^b   Eggertsen, R ^c   Filipsson, H ^b   Gramatkovski, E ^d   Hansson, M ^e   Hulthen L ^d   Milakovic, M ^c   Nystrom E ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Molnlycke Primary Health Care and Research Centre   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINE URINE LEVEL; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SALT INTAKE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; URINE LEVEL;

CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 67650266890     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2008.46     Document Type: Article

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