Prevalence of iodine deficiency and associated factors among pregnant women in Ada district, Oromia region, Ethiopia: a cross- sectional study

BACKGROUND: Maternal iodine deficiency (ID) during pregnancy has been recognized as a major cause of abortion, stillbirth, congenital abnormalities, perinatal mortality and irreversible mental retardation. In Ethiopia limited information is available regarding the epidemiology of maternal ID. The pu...

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Autores principales: Fereja, Mengistu, Gebremedhin, Samson, Gebreegziabher, Tafere, Girma, Meron, Stoecker, Barbara J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6019206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29940879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1905-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6019206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29940879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1905-z

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