Prevalence of goitre among school children in Belgaum district

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 825-828

  Kamath, Ramachandra ^a   Bhat, V ^a   Rao, R S P ^a   Acharya, D ^a   Kapil, U ^b   Kotian, M S ^c   Nayak, D S ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Goitre prevalence; Iodine deficiency; Iodized salt; Spot testing kits

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOITER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SALT INTAKE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 70349696185     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0101-6     Document Type: Article

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