Impacto de las acciones para la eliminación sostenible de la deficiencia de yodo en Cuba

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ID15533459
AuthorsC Blanca Terry-Berro (Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos, corresponding author), Ibrahim Quintana-Jardines (Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos), Maytell De la Paz-Luna (Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos), Julieta García, Raúl Fernández-Bohórquez (Hospital Oncológico Docente "Conrado Benítez García"), Denise Silvera-Téllez (Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos), Yoandry Díaz-Fuentes (Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos), Ana Ferret-Martínez (Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos), Denia Reyes-Fernández (Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos)
Year2014
Volume31
Issue1
Pages24-9
Publication date2014-03-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642
PublisherNational Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE)
DOI10.17843/rpmesp.2014.311.4
PMID24718523
OpenAlexW1906045992
LanguageES
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The comprehensive analysis of the impact of iodine deficiency control measures assessed by urinary iodine excretion and goiter prevalence reflects that it is no longer a population health problem in urban and rural areas of Cuba, attributable to a proper process of salt iodization. Nevertheless, high goiter prevalence is still observed in the mountain area of Cuba

Environmental health · Excretion · Goiter · Iodine · Iodine deficiency · Population · Thyroid · Urine · Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications · Chemistry · High Altitude and Hypoxia · Medicine · Thyroid Disorders and Treatments · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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