Access to iodized salt in 11 low- and lower-middle-income countries: 2000 and 2010
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Access to iodized salt in 11 low- and lower-middle-income countries: 2000 and 2010
OBJECTIVE To describe changes in household access to iodized salt in relation to socioeconomic factors. METHODS We extracted data on iodized household salt from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys conducted in 2000 and 2010. As part of the surveys, household salt samples were tested for iodization by standardized rapid-test kits that yield results to indicate whether salt is not iodized, inade...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.15.160036