The Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - Nutrition policy discussion paper No. 3 (UNSSCN, 1988, 130 p.)

The Prevention and Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders - Nutrition policy discussion paper No. 3 (UNSSCN, 1988, 130 p.)

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		ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
		FOREWORD
		INTRODUCTION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
		SUMMARY
		GLOSSARY
		1. INTRODUCTION
		2. IDD IN HUMANS AT FOUR STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND IN ANIMAL MODELS
		3. PREVALENCE OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD)
		4. METHODS TO CORRECT IODINE DEFICIENCY
		5. THE HAZARDS OF IODIZATION
		6. RECENT IODIZATION PROGRAMMES
		7. ASSESSING IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMES
		8. ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS CONTROL PROGRAMMES
		9. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CREATING A GLOBAL STRATEGY
		10. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION
		REFERENCES
		PHYSIOPATHALOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENDEMIC GOITRE AND CRETINISM
		COMMENTARY ON DR. HETZEL'S REVIEW OF THE GLOBAL PROBLEM OF IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
		RELATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PRESCRIPTIVE VERSUS POPULATION BASED PROPHYLAXIC MEASURES