A review of the iodine status of UK pregnant women and its implications for the offspring

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 619-629

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Iodine; Nutrition; Pregnancy; UK

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; IODINE; NEUROLOGY; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

IODINE;

ADULT; CHILD; DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; IODINE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84938420203     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-015-9682-3     Document Type: Review

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