The legislative framework for salt iodization in Asia and the Pacific and its impact on programme implementation

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 3008-3018

  Codling, Karen ^a,b   Rudert, Christiane ^b   Bégin, France ^b   Peña Rosas, Juan Pablo ^c  

^a Iodine Network   (Canada)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asia; Iodine deficiency elimination; Salt iodization legislation; Universal salt iodization

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ASIA; DEFICIENCY; FORTIFIED FOOD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK; SALT INTAKE; STANDARDS; THERAPEUTIC USE; TRENDS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ASIA; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; IODINE; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 85037972768     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980017001689     Document Type: Article

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