Status of iodine deficiency disorder in district Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand state India

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 419-421

  Kapil, Umesh ^a   Pandey, R ^a   Jain, Vandana ^a   Kabra, Madhulika ^a   Sareen, Neha ^a   Bhadoria, Ajeet ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Excretion levels; goiter; iodine; iodised salt; thyroid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995752874     PISSN: 22308210     EISSN: 22309500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.131219     Document Type: Article

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