Collaboration to optimize dietary intakes of salt and iodine: A critical but overlooked public health issue

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-74

  Campbell, Norm ^a   Dary, Omar ^b   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^c   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^d   Harding, Kimberly B ^d   Zimmermanne, Michael B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SALT INTAKE;

EID: 84855224204     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.092080     Document Type: Note

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