Excessive iodine intake during pregnancy in Somali refugees

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-56

  Kassim, Ismail A R ^a   Ruth, Laird J ^a   Creeke, Paul I ^b   Gnat, Danielle ^c   Abdalla, Fathia ^d   Seal, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Food aid; Iodine; Maternal nutrition; Refugees

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SOMALIA;

DIET SURVEYS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IODINE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REFUGEES; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SOMALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055184915     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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