Methods for determining iodine in urine

Iodine deficiency remains a serious threat to public health worldwide, especially in children and pregnant women. Despite the apparent ease of iodine elimination with help simple highly effective strategy compulsory salt iodization, problem disorders urgent for Russian Federation. The most informative way study status at population level is determination concentration urine epidemiological studies. This article presents review urinary methods, as well methodological recommendations determination, developed adopted National Medical Research Center Endocrinology.