Status of iodine deficiency among pregnant mothers in Himachal Pradesh, India

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1971-1974

  Kapil, Umesh ^a   Prakash, Shyam ^a   Sareen, Neha ^a   Bhadoria, Ajeet Singh ^a   Khenduja, Preetika ^a   Nigam, Sukirty ^a   Vijay, Jyoti ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Goitre; Iodine deficiency disorders; Pregnant mothers; Salt iodization; Urinary iodine concentration

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT; SALT INTAKE;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; FEMALE; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; SALT INTAKE; THERAPEUTIC USE; THYROID GLAND; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; FEMALE; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905257620     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000226     Document Type: Article

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