Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China
(2024)
Journal Article
Zheng, C., Yin, Z., Zhan, B., Xu, W., & Ma, Z. F. (2024). Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46(6), Article 204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-01934-3
The median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) of school-aged children has been commonly used as a surrogate to assess iodine status of a population including pregnant women. However, pregnant women have higher iodine requirements than children due to... Read More about Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China.