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Poor dietary diversity, wealth status and use of un-iodized salt are associated with goiter among school children: a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Globally, more than two billion people are at risk of iodine deficiency disorders, 32% of which are school children. Iodine deficiency has been recognized as a severe public health concern in Ethiopia, however little is known about the problem. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the p...

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Autores principales: Abebe, Zegeye, Gebeye, Ejigu, Tariku, Amare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28061776
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3914-z