Iodine status of Aboriginal teenagers in the Darwin region before mandatory iodine fortification of bread

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 126-130

  Mackerras, Dorothy E M ^a,b   Singh, Gurmeet R ^b   Eastman, Creswell J ^c  

^a Australia New Zealand Food Authority   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREAD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79951880748     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04194.x     Document Type: Article

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