Iodine deficiency disorders in school age children in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 883-884

  Chander, Sushil ^a   Kapil, Umesh ^b   Jain, Vandana ^b   Sareen, Neha ^b  

^a District Kullu   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Goiter; Iodine deficiency

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INDIA; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TOTAL GOITER RATE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; MALE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; STUDENTS;

EID: 84885912928     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0233-7     Document Type: Letter

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