Iodine supplementation improves cognition in mildly iodine-deficient children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1264-1271

  Gordon, Rosie C ^a   Rose, Meredith C ^a   Skeaff, Sheila A ^a   Gray, Andrew R ^a   Morgan, Kirstie M D ^a   Ruffman, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; PLACEBO; THYROGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE LEVEL; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBOS; READING; TABLETS; THYROXINE;

EID: 70350647207     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28145     Document Type: Article

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