Revisiting the Iodine Global Network's definition of iodine status by country

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 374-376

  Brough, Louise ^a   Thomson, Barbara M ^b   Skeaff, Sheila A ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Red Tussock   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; IODIZED SALT; SALT INTAKE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST FEEDING; CATERING SERVICE; COMPUTER NETWORK; EDUCATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOOD INTAKE; GOITER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IODINE INTAKE; LETTER; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINARY IODINE CONCENTRATION; URINE VOLUME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEFICIENCY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; SALT INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IODINE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84950260799     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515004389     Document Type: Letter

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