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Review of experiences with iodized oil in national programmes for control of iodine deficiency disorders

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  1. Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

    C. S. Pandav & L. M. Nath

  2. Department of Community Medicine, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh

    F. U. Ahmed

  3. National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad

    Pralhad Rao & M. P. Dwivedi

  4. Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Surat

    V. Desai & M. G. Karmarka

  5. Department of Thyroidology, Institute of Nuclear Medcine and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, 110-054, Delhi

    R. Sankar

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Sankar, R., Pandav, C.S., Ahmed, F.U. et al. Review of experiences with iodized oil in national programmes for control of iodine deficiency disorders. Indian J Pediatr 62, 381–393 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02755058

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