Sentences with phrase «eliminating iodine deficiency»

In a study of children in a mountainous area of Greece with a high prevalence of goiter, public - health measures taken to eliminate iodine deficiency were followed by a three-fold increase in the prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis.

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Iodine deficiency is common in developing countries, but was virtually eliminated in the United States after iodized salt was introduced almost a century ago.