Goiter prevalence, urinary iodine, and salt iodization level in sub-Himalayan Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India

• Автори: Akhil Bandhu Biswas (Автор), Dilip Kumar Das (Автор), Indranil Chakraborty (Автор), Asit Kumar Biswas (Автор), Puran Kumar Sharma (Автор), Romy Biswas (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
• Онлайн доступ: Connect to this object online.

National iodine deficiency disorders control program needs to be continuously monitored. Hence, a cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from April-May 2011 to assess the prevalence of goiter, status of urinary iodine excretion (UIE) level and to estimate iodine content of salts at th...