Iodine deficiency in pregnant women of Lahore

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 741-743

  Elahi, Shan ^a   Rizvi, Nayab Batool ^b   Nagra, Saeed Ahmad ^b  

^a MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GOITER; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; SALT INTAKE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 70350435498     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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