Iodine nutrition status and knowledge, attitude, and behavior in Tehranian women following 2 decades without public education

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 412-419

  Mirmiran, Parvin ^a,b   Nazeri, Pantea ^a   Amiri, Parisa ^a   Mehran, Ladan ^c   Shakeri, Nezhat ^b   Azizi, Fereidoun ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavior; Female; Iodine nutrition; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883757468     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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