ea0014p350 | (1) | ECE2007
Szanto Zsuzsanna
, Kun Ildiko
, Kun I.
, Coros Ligia
, Cucerea Manuela
Iodine deficiency in a geographical area can be quantified not only by urinary iodine excretion, but by the frequency of elevated TSH-levels in newborns, too. We compared the TSH-levels obtained between 20012003 with those collected after extension of universal salt-iodization with increased iodine-content (KIO3 34±8.5 mg-/kg) in the whole country (20042006). The governmental decision was adopted in 2002, implemented in practice in December 2003, an...