Prevalence of urinary iodine concentration among school children: in Dessie City, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Urinary iodine is recommended by the world health organization as the main indicator to assess iodine status in a population. Despite this recommendation little is known about urinary iodine concentration in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the level of ur...

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Main Authors: Birtukan Shiferaw Ayalew, Seid Legesse Hassen, Tefera Alemu Marefiyaw, Mohammed Seid Yesuf, Daniel Dagne Abebe, Minwuyelet Maru Temesgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02887-7