Increase in iodine deficiency disorder due to inadequate sustainability of supply of iodized salt in district Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 514-515

  Kapil, Umesh ^a   Pandey, R M ^a   Jain, Vandana ^a   Kabra, Madhulika ^a   Sareen, Neha ^a   Bhadoria, Ajeet Singh ^a   Vijay, Jyoti ^a   Nigam, Sukirty ^a   Khenduja, Preetika ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Goiter; Iodized salt; Thyroid; Urinary iodine excretion

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOITER; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID GLAND; TITRIMETRY; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

GOITER; IODIZED SALT; THYROID; URINARY IODINE EXCRETION;

CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84888987043     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt060     Document Type: Letter

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