Breast-Milk Iodine Concentrations, Iodine Status, and Thyroid Function of Breastfed Infants Aged 2-4 Months and Their Mothers Residing in a South African Township

OBJECTIVE: Lactating women and their infants are susceptible to iodine deficiency and iodine excess. In South Africa, no data exist on the iodine status and thyroid function of these vulnerable groups. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, urinary iodine concentrations (UIC), thyroid function, and br...

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Autores principales: Osei, Jennifer, Andersson, Maria, van der Reijden, Olivia, Dold, Susanne, Smuts, Cornelius M., Baumgartner, Jeannine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5197995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27217155
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/jcrpe.2720

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