Examination of iodine status in the German population: an example for methodological pitfalls of the current approach of iodine status assessment

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1275-1282

  Johner, S A ^a   Thamm, M ^b   Schmitz, R ^b   Remer, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

24 h Iodine excretion; Creatinine; DEGS study; Iodine; Spot urine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXCRETION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLALITY; URINALYSIS; URINE OSMOLALITY; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GERMANY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSMOLARITY; REFERENCE VALUE; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; IODINE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930371443     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-0941-y     Document Type: Article

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