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Goitre Prevalence and Urinary Iodine Concentration in School-Aged Children in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency is a public health problem. The universal salt iodization (USI) program is the main, simple, and cost-effective intervention strategy to control iodine deficiency. The study examined the iodine status in school-aged children in Ashanti region, Ghana, using thyroid volum...

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Autores principales:	Gyamfi, Daniel, Wiafe, Yaw Amo, Ofori Awuah, Enoch, Adu, Evans Asamoah, Boadi, Emmanuel Kodie
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7125487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32273891 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3759786

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