Iodine status in schoolchildren living in northeast italy:the importance of iodized-salt use and milk consumption

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 366-370

  Watutantrige Fernando, S ^a   Barollo, S ^a   Nacamulli, D ^a   Pozza, D ^a   Giachetti, M ^b   Frigato, F ^c   Redaelli, M ^a   Zagotto, G ^a   Girelli, M E ^a   Mantero, F ^a   Mian, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ULSS 5   (Italy)

^c ULSS 12   (Italy)

Author keywords

fortification; iodine; milk; UIC

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IODINE; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84876413357     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.44     Document Type: Article

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