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Adequacy Assessment of a Universal Salt Iodization Program Two Decades after Its Implementation: A National Cross-Sectional Study of Iodine Status among School-Age Children in Tunisia

In the framework of a worldwide policy to eliminate iodine deficiency (ID) disorders, universal salt iodization was adopted in Tunisia two decades ago. The present study aims to evaluate this strategy, using both performance and impact indicators. A total of 1560 children, aged 6–12 years, were rand...

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Autores principales: Doggui, Radhouene, El Ati-Hellal, Myriam, Traissac, Pierre, Lahmar, Lilia, El Ati, Jalila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28029137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9010006