Iodine nutrition status of pregnant women in an iodine-sufficient area

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-354

  Tahirović, Husref ^a   Toromanović, Alma ^a   Balić, Adem ^b   Grbić, Sanja ^a   Gnat, Daniella ^c  

^a University Clinical Center   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b Health Center and Polyclinic Dr Musta Mujbegovi   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bosnia; Herzegovina; Iodine; Pregnancy; Salt; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; IODINE; MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SALT; URBAN AREA;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY; TUZLA;

EID: 76149109770     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650903000406     Document Type: Article

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