Iodine deficiency persists in the Zanzibar Islands of Tanzania.

Assey, V D; Greiner, T; Mzee, R K; Abuu, H; Mgoba, C; Kimboka, S; Peterson, S

Assey, V D; Greiner, T; Mzee, R K; Abuu, H; Mgoba, C; Kimboka, S; Peterson, S.

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Assey VD; Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. vincentassey@yahoo.co.uk

Food Nutr Bull ; 27(4): 292-9, 2006 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17209470

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Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Goiter, Endemic/epidemiology; Iodine/deficiency; Nutritional Status; Sodium Chloride, Dietary/administration & dosage; Adolescent; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Goiter, Endemic/diet therapy; Health Promotion; Health Surveys; Humans; Iodine/administration & dosage; Iodine/therapeutic use; Iodine/urine; Male; Prevalence; Schools; Sodium Chloride, Dietary/therapeutic use; Tanzania/epidemiology; Trace Elements

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Nutritional Status / Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Goiter, Endemic / Iodine Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Food Nutr Bull Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Tanzania

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