Prevention of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) in Mexico: An overall successful story, but some lessons to be learned
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Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) control in India
Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) constitute the single largest cause of preventable brain damage worldwide. Majority of consequences of IDD are invisible and irreversible but at the same time these are preventable. In India, the entire population is prone to IDD due to deficiency of iodine in the soil of the subcontinent and consequently the food derived from it. To combat the risk of IDD, sal...
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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: The FASEB Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0892-6638,1530-6860
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.917.1