Are vegetarians an ‘at risk group’ for iodine deficiency?
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IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS IN NEISHABOUR
Iodine deficiency has been considered in Iran since 20 years ago and has been acknowledged recently. We studied iodine deficiency disorders in 1618 Neishabourian students. 60% of children had palpable and 2.5% had visible goiters. Height and weight of these children were lower than International and Tehranian children but higher than Isfahanian children. Hormone studies showed increased T4...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114599000069