Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Lactating women"

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Breast-milk iodine concentrations, iodine status, and thyroid function of breastfed infants aged 2-4 months and their mothers residing in a South African township

Osei, Jennifer; Smuts, Cornelius M.; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Andersson, Maria; Van der Reijden, Olivia; Dold, Susanne (Galenos Yayincilik, 2016)

Objective: Lactating women and their infants are susceptible to iodine deficiency and iodine excess. In South Africa, no data exist on the iodine status and thyroid function of these vulnerable groups. Methods: In a ...