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Iodine status five years after the mandatory salt iodization legislation indicates above requirement: a cross sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency is one of a major nutritional problem. The study aimed to assess the iodine status of populations in Dabat district using median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in school-age children (6–12 years) and compared the results with goiter prevalence. METHODS: The study us...

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Autores principales: Wassie, Molla Mesele, Abebe, Zegeye, Tariku, Amare, Gebeye, Ejigu, Awoke, Tadese, Gete, Azeb Atenafu, Yesuf, Melkie Edris, Kebede, Yigzaw, Biks, Gashaw Andargie, Zhou, Shao Jia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7050929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32153913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-018-0261-8