Is Gippsland environmentally iodine deficient? Water iodine concentrations in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 223-229

  Rahman, Ashequr ^a   Deacon, Nicholas ^b   Panther, Barbara ^b   Chesters, Janice ^a   Savige, Gayle ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dietary contribution; Distance from sea; Drinking water iodine concentration; Environmental iodine deficiency; Gippsland

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENDEMIC GOITER; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENT; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; IODINE; VICTORIA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78649712623     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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