Iodine deficiency in Australia: Is iodine supplementation for pregnant and lactating women warranted?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 461-463

  Gallego, Gisselle ^a   Goodall, Stephen ^a   Eastman, Creswell J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Asia Pacific Region   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IODINE; MULTIVITAMIN; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77952405854     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03586.x     Document Type: Review

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