Availability of iodised table salt in the UK - Is it likely to influence population iodine intake?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 450-454

  Bath, Sarah C ^a   Button, Suzanne ^a   Rayman, Margaret P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iodine; Iodised salt; Public health; UK

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ARTICLE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALT INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; IODINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84896444457     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012005496     Document Type: Article

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