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An assessment of Individual, community and state-level factors associated with inadequate iodised salt consumption among pregnant and lactating women in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of thyroid disease, and in its severe form can result in cretinism; the impairment of the brain development of a child. Pregnant and breastfeeding women’s daily iodine requirement is elevated due to physiological changes in iodine metabolism, re...

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Autores principales: Kareem, Yusuf Olushola, Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Amoah, Roberta Mensima, Adegboye, Oyelola A, Yaya, Sanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10354909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37464273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05833-w