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Iodine deficiency


Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination Updated 1st September 2008!
A guide for programme managers, 3rd edition
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2007

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Iodine deficiency in Europe NEW!
A continuing public health problem
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2007

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Iodine status worldwide
WHO global database on iodine deficiency
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2004

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Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination
A guide for programme managers
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2001

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Progress towards the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1999

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International council for control of iodine deficiency disorders: hyperthyroidism and other thyroid disorders
Harare, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, 1999


WHO intercountry workshop for national programme managers
Micronutrient deficiencies in Africa
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa with ICCIDD, 1998

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Elimination of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in central and eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic States
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 1998

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Intercountry workshop on iodized salt for small producers in Western Africa, 20-23 February 1995
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, 1998



Elimination of iodine deficiency disorders in South-East Asia
World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, 1997

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Joint WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD Consultation
Review of findings from a 7 country study in Africa on levels of salt iodization in relation to iodine deficiency disorders, including iodine-induced hyperthyroidism
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, 1997

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The safe use of iodized oil during pregnancy
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1996

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Recommended iodine levels in salt and guidelines for monitoring their adequacy and effectiveness
Geneva, World Health Organization, 1996

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Salt iodization for the elimination of iodine deficiency
The Netherlands, International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, 1995

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Guidelines for a national programme for the control of iodine deficiency disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
EMRO Technical Publication No. 12
World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office

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Iodine Deficiency Disorders: a strategy for control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
EMRO Technical Publication No. 16
World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office

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