Goiter prevalence, urinary iodine, and salt iodization level in sub-Himalayan Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India

Goiter prevalence, urinary iodine, and salt iodization level in sub-Himalayan Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India

National iodine deficiency disorders control program needs to be continuously monitored. Hence, a cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from April-May 2011 to assess the prevalence of goiter, status of urinary iodine excretion (UIE) level and to estimate iodine content of salts at th...

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Main Authors: Akhil Bandhu Biswas, Dilip Kumar Das, Indranil Chakraborty, Asit Kumar Biswas, Puran Kumar Sharma, Romy Biswas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Goiter
Iodine deficiency
Iodized salt
Urinary iodine
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2014;volume=58;issue=2;spage=129;epage=133;aulast=Biswas

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