Revisiting the Iodine Global Network’s definition of iodine status by country
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Current global iodine status and progress over the last decade towards the elimination of iodine deficiency.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114515004389