Open AccessUrinary iodine concentration and availability of iodated salt in school children in a goitre-endemic district of Tanzania
Author(s) -
Kissa Kulwa,
K. Kamuzora,
Guido Leo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v83i4.9420
Subject(s) - iodised salt , medicine , iodine deficiency , iodine , tanzania , environmental health , pediatrics , fortification , goiter , thyroid , socioeconomics , food science , chemistry , materials science , sociology , metallurgy
To determine the iodine status of school children and document the availability, price, use and storage of iodated salt in Ludewa District, Tanzania.