From Research to Policy to Programme: Success Story of Seven State Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Survey in India

<p>Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) constitute the single largest cause of preventable brain damage worldwide. In India the entire population is prone to IDD due to deficiency of iodine in the soil of the subcontinent and consequently the food derived from it. Of these, an estimated 350 milli...

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Main Author: Chandrakant S Pandav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-12-01
Series:Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
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Online Access:http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals/article/view/94