Iodine deficiency amongst pregnant women in South-West England.

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http://hdl.handle.net/11287/620069
Author
Knight, Bridget
Shields, B. M.
He, X.
Pearce, E. N.
Braverman, L. E.
Sturley, Rachel
Vaidya, Bijay
Date
2016-11-02
Journal
Clinical endocrinology
Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1111/cen.13268
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Abstract
Iodine deficiency in pregnancy may impair foetal neurological development. The UK population is generally thought to be iodine sufficient; however recent studies have questioned this assumption. Our study aimed to explore the prevalence of iodine deficiency in a cohort of pregnant mothers from South-West England.
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Iodine deficiency amongst pregnant women in South-West England. 2017 Mar;86(3):451-455. Epub 2016 Dec 2. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf)
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cen.13268/abstract
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