Iodine nutritional status of children on the island of Tanna, Republic of Vanuatu

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1512-1518

  Li, Mu ^a,g   McKelleher, Natalie ^b   Moses, Theto ^c   Mark, John ^d   Byth, Karen ^e   Ma, Gary ^f   Eastman, Creswell J ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Health   (Vanuatu)

^d Lenakel Hospital   (Vanuatu)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Iodine nutrition; Schoolchildren; Tanna Island; Thyroid volume; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THIOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID GLAND; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VANUATU;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID GLAND; TRACE ELEMENTS; VANUATU;

EID: 69749109368     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004497     Document Type: Article

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