Iodine and goitre status of primary schoolchildren near Worcester in the Western Cape

  • P L Jooste
  • E Joubert

Abstract

Objective: To investigate whether or not iodine deficiency and endemic goitre currently prevail among the children attending a primary school near Worcester in the Western Cape, as was suggested by the results of the national iodine deficiency survey carried out 2 years previously.

Author Biographies

P L Jooste
Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, W Cape, BSc Hons (Epidemiol), PhD
E Joubert
Department of Health, Boland/Overberg Region, Worcester, W Cape, BSc (Diet)
How to Cite
Jooste, P., & Joubert, E. (1). Iodine and goitre status of primary schoolchildren near Worcester in the Western Cape. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 17(1). Retrieved from http://www.sajcn.co.za/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/63
Issue
Vol 17 No 1 (2004)
Section
Original Research
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