Iodine deficiency in pregnant women in the UK: The costs of inaction

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 671-672

  Pearce, Elizabeth N ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IODINATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LACTATION; MINERAL INTAKE; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT IODIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84939515559     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00228-4     Document Type: Note

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