Iodine and mental development of children 5 years old and under: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1387-1416

  Bougma, Karim ^a   Aboud, Frances E ^b   Harding, Kimberly B ^c   Marquis, Grace S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Iodine; Mental development; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

IODINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; IODIZED SALT;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TIME TO TREATMENT; AGE; BRAIN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SALT INTAKE;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; IODINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84880167443     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5041384     Document Type: Review

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