Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation

• Main Authors: Kimboka Sabas (Author), Peterson Stefan (Author), Assey Vincent D (Author), Ngemera Daniel (Author), Mgoba Celestin (Author), Ruhiye Deusdedit M (Author), Ndossi Godwin D (Author), Greiner Ted (Author), Tylleskär Thorkild (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In many low-income countries, children are at high risk of iodine deficiency disorders, including brain damage. In the early 1990s, Tanzania, a country that previously suffered from moderate to severe iodine deficiency, adopted unive...