Iodine deficiency disorders after a decade of universal salt iodization in a severe iodine deficiency region in China

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-417

  Wang, Yanling ^a   Zhang, Zhongliang ^a   Ge, Pengfei ^a   Wang, Yibo ^a   Wang, Shigong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Goiter; Health education; Intelligence quotient (IQ); Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD); Salt iodization; Urinary iodine excretion (UIE)

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

CHILD; CHINA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GOITER; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; IODINE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 71449114999     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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