Urinary iodine deficiency in Gippsland pregnant women: The failure of bread fortification?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 240-243

  Rahman, Ashequr ^a   Savige, Gayle S ^a   Deacon, Nicholas J ^b   Chesters, Janice E ^a   Panther, Barbara C ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 79952459615     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb02953.x     Document Type: Article

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