Iodine Status after a 3-Year Universal Salt Iodisation in Sarawak, Malaysia

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Iodine Status after a 3-Year Universal Salt Iodisation in Sarawak, Malaysia

Introduction Following the reveal of borderline iodine sufficiency among the Sarawakians from the 2008 National Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDDs) survey, a mandatory universal salt iodization (USI) was implemented in Sarawak thereafter. This study aimed to determine the current status of USI in...

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Main Authors:	Lim, Kuang Kuay, Jambai Endu, Chan, Ying Ying, Teh, Chien Huey, Hasimah Ismail, Lim, Kuang Hock, Kee, Chee Cheong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9136/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9136/1/vol_5_no_2_2015_82.pdf

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