A critical review on iodine presence in drinking water access at the Saharawi refugee camps (Tindouf, Algeria)

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2017, Pages 32-38

  Pichel, N ^a   Vivar, M ^a,b  

^a IMDEA WATER INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Goitre prevalence; Iodine intake; Saharawi refugee camps; Urinary iodine concentration; Water iodine concentration

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; IODINE; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGERIA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; INFANT; MILK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE CAMP; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE LEVEL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; REFUGEE CAMPS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85016626560     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2017.03.011     Document Type: Review

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