Has iodized salt reduced iodine-deficiency disorders among school-aged children in north-west Iran? A 9-year prospective study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 489-496

  Saeidlou, Sakineh Nouri ^a   Babaei, Fariba ^a   Ayremlou, Parvin ^a   Entezarmahdi, Rasoul ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency disorders; Iodized salt; Iran; School aged children

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CHILD; DEFICIENCY; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOITER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALT INTAKE; URINE;

CHILD; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOITER; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; IODINE; IRAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85032206947     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980017002609     Document Type: Article

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