Urinary and Milk Iodine Status in Neonates and Their Mothers during Congenital Hypothyroidism Screening Program in Eastern Azerbaijan: A Pilot Study.

Iodine is essential element in thyroid hormones synthesis and normal growth and development of the brain. Milk and iodine concentrations can be appropriate indicator of body iodine status; in this study, we evaluated the concentrations of urine and milk iodine in newborns and their mothers.In a cros...

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Main Authors: Majid Mobasseri, Neda Roshanravan, Naimeh Mesri Alamdari, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Farideh Anari, Mehdi Hedayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3878