Continuous Adequate Iodine Supplementation in Fars Province: The 2007 Goiter and Urinary Iodine Excretion Survey in Schoolchildren
Background: The iodine deficiency elimination program thatbegan two decades ago resulted in Iran becoming an iodinedeficiency disorders free country in the Middle East region.The present study was performed to evaluate the adequacy ofiodine supplementation after 17 years of universal salt iodization...
Main Authors: | Atieh Amouzegar, Hossein Delshad, Mehran Mehraein, Ladan Mehran, Maryam Safarkhani, Fereidoun Azizi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2010-03-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/35_1_03-Dr_%20Amouzegar.pdf |
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