Prevalence of Iodine Deficiency among School Children from New Settlement in Kyrgyzstan

• Main Authors: Begaiym Urmatova (Author), Hyunsook Shin (Author), Soonyoung Shon (Author), Zeinep Abdyldayeva (Author), Elmira Ishaeva (Author), Valeriya Knyazeva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study assesses the status of iodine deficiency among at risk-children and adolescents living in migrant settlements in the Kyrgyz Republic. Children aged 7-15 years from two regional primary schools in the new settlement regions were screened for cognitive and behavioural signs of iodine defici...