Towards universal salt iodisation in India: Achievements, challenges and future actions

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 483-496

  Rah, Jee H ^a   Anas, Ansari M ^b   Chakrabarty, Arijit ^c   Sankar, Rajan ^c   Pandav, Chandrakant S ^d   Aguayo, Victor M ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND   (India)

^b Salt Department Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India   (India)

^c Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition India   (India)

^d International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders   (India)

Author keywords

India; Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD); Universal salt iodisation (USI)

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; IODIZED SALT; SALT INTAKE;

HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; UNIVERSAL SALT IODISATION; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SALT INTAKE; TRENDS;

DEFICIENCY DISEASES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84942550798     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12044     Document Type: Review

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