Iodine knowledge is positively associated with dietary iodine intake among women of childbearing age in the UK and Ireland

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1728-1735

  O'Kane, S Maria ^a   Pourshahidi, L Kirsty ^a   Farren, Kayla M ^a   Mulhern, Maria S ^a   Strain, J J ^a   Yeates, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary iodine intake; Iodine; Iodine knowledge; Women of childbearing age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995785038     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114516003925     Document Type: Article

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