Knowledge and practices of people in Bia District, Ghana, with regard to iodine deficiency disorders and intake of iodized salt

BACKGROUND: Despite numerous educational programmes to create awareness about iodized salt and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), a survey conducted in the Western Region of Ghana in 2007 revealed that the goitre rate stood at 18.8%; and 78.1% of households consumed iodized salt, which is below the...

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Autores principales: Buxton, Christiana, Baguune, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/0778-7367-70-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/0778-7367-70-5

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