2020-05-11Zeitschriftenartikel
Spot urine iodine levels below the WHO recommendation are not related to impaired thyroid function in healthy children and adolescents
Wallborn, Tillmann; Vogel, Mandy; Kneuer, Antje; Thamm, Michael; Dittrich, Katalin; Kiess, Wieland; Kratzsch, Jürgen
Purpose
Iodine deficiency in childhood and adolescence may lead to later thyroid dysfunction, stunted growth and cognitive impairment. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued recommended age-dependent urine iodine ...