Iodine deficiency and associated factors among school children: a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency remains a public health problem in the world. It is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage worldwide. Though 12 million school age children are at risk of developing iodine deficiency, there is a scarcity of literature showing the magnitude...

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Autores principales: Hailu, Sintayehu, Wubshet, Mamo, Woldie, Haile, Tariku, Amare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27807474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-016-0158-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27807474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-016-0158-4

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