Iodine deficiency status and iodised salt consumption in Malaysia: Findings from a national iodine deficiency disorders survey

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 578-585

  Selamat, Rusidah ^a   Wan Mohamud, Wan Nazaimoon ^b   Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali ^a   Rahim, Nor Syamlina Che Abdul ^a   Ghaffar, Suhaila Abdul ^a   Aris, Tahir ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Iodised salt; Malaysia; School children; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SALT INTAKE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; URINE;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78751527667     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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