Suboptimal iodine status of Australian pregnant women reflects poor knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition

Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 963-968

  Charlton, Karen E ^a   Gemming, Luke ^a   Yeatman, Heather ^a   Ma, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iodine; Knowledge; Pregnancy; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IODINE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957270106     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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