Iodine status after iodized salt supplementation in schoolchildren of eastern Nepal

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1072-1078

  Nepal, Ashwini Kumar ^a   Khatiwada, Saroj ^a   Shakya, Prem Raj ^b   Gelal, Basanta ^a   Lamsal, Madhab ^a   Brodie, David ^c   Baral, Nirmal ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b Patan Academy of Health Science   (Nepal)

^c BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Iodized salt supplementation; Nepal

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEPAL; SALT INTAKE; SCHOOL; URINE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; NEPAL; SCHOOLS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84893625950     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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