The Results of 16 Years of Iodization: Assessment of Iodine Deficiency Among School-age Children in Antalya, Turkey

• Main Authors: Gamze Çelmeli (Author), Yusuf Çürek (Author), İkbal Özen Kücükçetin (Author), Zümrüt Arslan Gülten (Author), Sebahat Özdem (Author), Sema Akçurin (Author), İffet Bircan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayincilik, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective:Iodine deficiency (ID) continues to be a problem around the world. This study investigated the prevalence of ID and goiter among school-age children in the city center of Antalya, Turkey. The aim was to investigate the effect of an iodization program, which had been running for sixteen yea...