Monitoring and effects of iodine deficiency in pregnancy: Still an unsolved problem?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 481-484

  Pearce, E N ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

iodine; pregnancy; thyroid

Indexed keywords

IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM IODIDE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FETUS HYPOTHYROIDISM; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; MATERNAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; THYROID FUNCTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; IODINE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84877153584     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.215     Document Type: Review

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