Post-production losses in iodine concentration of salt hamper the control of iodine deficiency disorders: A case study in Northern Ethiopia

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 238-244

  Shawel, Dawit ^a,b   Hagos, Seifu ^a,b   Lachat, Carl K ^b,c   Kimanya, Martin E ^d   Kolsteren, Patrick ^b,c  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Ethiopia; Iodine; Iodine deficiency; Salt

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALT INTAKE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 77955501799     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i3.5550     Document Type: Article

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