IODINE DEFICIENCY IN PREGNANT WOMEN LIVING IN WESTERN TURKEY (EDIRNE).

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Celik H., Guldiken S., Celik Ö., Taymez F., Dagdeviren N., Tugrul A.

Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005), vol.12, no.1, pp.14-18, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2016.14
  • Journal Name: Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.14-18
  • Keywords: iodine deficiency, pregnant women, thyroid function tests, Turkey, GOITER, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS, COOKING, SALT
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. Data about iodine status in pregnant women in Turkey is not sufficient. We aimed to determine the iodine status, goiter prevalence, iodized salt consumption among first trimester pregnant women living in Edirne.