Effect of iodine supplementation during pregnancy on infant neurodevelopment at 1 year of age

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 804-812

  Murcia, Mario ^a,b   Rebagliato, Marisa ^a,b,d   Iñiguez, Carmen ^a,b   Lopez Espinosa, Maria Jose ^a,c   Estarlich, Marisa ^a,b   Plaza, Belén ^a   Barona Vilar, Carmen ^d   Espada, Mercedes ^e   Vioque, Jesús ^a,f   Ballester, Ferran ^a,b,g  

^a CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^b Centre for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Public Health Board   (Spain)

^e Public Health Laboratory of Bilbao   (Spain)

^f MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

child development; dietary supplements; fetal development; iodine; prenatal nutritional physiological phenomena; thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

AGE CLASS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HORMONE; IODINE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SUPPLEMENTATION; THYROID FUNCTION;

BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IODINE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79953887822     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq424     Document Type: Article

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