Assessment of Japanese iodine intake based on seaweed consumption in Japan: A literature-based analysis

Thyroid Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Zava, Theodore T ^a   Zava, David T ^a  

^a ZRT Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

algae; cancer; iodide; Iodine; Japanese; kelp; life expectancy; seaweed; thyroid

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155137396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17566614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-6614-4-14     Document Type: Review

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