Iodine status, and knowledge about iodine deficiency disorders in adolescent school girls aged 14-19 years, 2016

Background: Adequate iodine intake by women in child-bearing age affects fetus neurodevelopment during pregnancy. A majority of previous studies has investigated iodine status among children, and there is limited data on female adolescents who are more exposed to consequences of iodine deficiency (I...

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Main Authors: Zahra Heidari, Seyed Rafie Arefhosseini, Mehdi Hedayati, Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabany, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:Health Promotion Perspectives
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Online Access:https://hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/hpp-23399