Nutrition: Are mild maternal iodine deficiency and child IQ linked?

Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 505-506

  Zimmermann, Michael B ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IODINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MATERNAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); READING;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84882598841     PISSN: 17595029     EISSN: 17595037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2013.128     Document Type: Article

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