Prevalence of iodine deficiency and urinary iodine excretion among school-going children in a Southern District of Karnataka – A cross-sectional study

Prevalence of iodine deficiency and urinary iodine excretion among school-going children in a Southern District of Karnataka – A cross-sectional study

Background: Iodine deficiency is a major public health problem, which leads to impaired neurodevelopment, particularly in early life and is the single most preventable cause of mental retardation and brain damage in children and fortunately, it is preventable. Aims: To estimate the prevalence of goi...

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Main Authors: Ramachandra Kamath, Rajashree Kotabal, K Kruthika, Sharvanan E Udayar, Jagadish Gangani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Evidence
Subjects:
goiter
iodine deficiency
school children
urinary iodine
Online Access:http://www.journaljme.org/article.asp?issn=2667-0720;year=2022;volume=3;issue=3;spage=231;epage=237;aulast=Kamath

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