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close this bookThe Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - Nutrition policy discussion paper No. 3 (UNSSCN, 1988, 130 p.)
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View the documentINTRODUCTION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
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Open this folder and view contents1. INTRODUCTION
Open this folder and view contents2. IDD IN HUMANS AT FOUR STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND IN ANIMAL MODELS
Open this folder and view contents3. PREVALENCE OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD)
Open this folder and view contents4. METHODS TO CORRECT IODINE DEFICIENCY
View the document5. THE HAZARDS OF IODIZATION
Open this folder and view contents6. RECENT IODIZATION PROGRAMMES
Open this folder and view contents7. ASSESSING IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMES
Open this folder and view contents8. ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS CONTROL PROGRAMMES
Open this folder and view contents9. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CREATING A GLOBAL STRATEGY
View the document10. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION
View the documentREFERENCES
View the documentPHYSIOPATHALOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENDEMIC GOITRE AND CRETINISM
View the documentCOMMENTARY ON DR. HETZEL'S REVIEW OF THE GLOBAL PROBLEM OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
View the documentRELATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PRESCRIPTIVE VERSUS POPULATION BASED PROPHYLAXIC MEASURES

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