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Prevalence and associated factors of goiter among rural children aged 6-12 years old in Northwest Ethiopia, cross -sectional study

BACKGROUND: Goiter, an indicator of chronic iodine deficiency, is a major public health problem for populations living with iodine deficient environment, particularly for young children. It is a threat to the social and economic development of many developing countries including Ethiopia. The aim of...

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Autores principales: Mesele, Molla, Degu, Getu, Gebrehiwot, Haimanot
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3996147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24502377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-130