Current Status Of Endemic Goitre Control Programme In India- Measures To Eradicate By 2000 A.D.

Study of 5870 school children and 1664 general population showed that even in states covered by the iodized salt, the endemic goiter prevalence rates were 26.5 to 54.3% This may be partly due to inadequate supply of the iodized salt as well as loss of iodine during transport and storage....

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Main Authors: Agarwal Dev K, Agarwal K.N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1986-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=1986;volume=11;issue=4;spage=207;epage=222;aulast=Agarwal;type=0