Assessment of iodine status in children, adults, pregnant women and lactating women in iodine-replete areas of China.

BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are widespread in China. Presently, IDD have been put under control by Universal Salt Iodisation (USI) in China; however, there is a lack of evidence on whether the iodine status in adults, pregnant women and lactating women is optimal. This study was th...

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Main Authors: Fangang Meng, Rencheng Zhao, Peng Liu, Lixiang Liu, Shoujun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3840003?pdf=render