摘要:The paper describes a study, carried out over 16 years, of the use of iodized salt for the control of endemic goitre in a valley of the Himalayan foothills. From 1956, salt was fortified with either potassium iodide or potassium iodate to provide an estimated daily intake of 200 μg per head. There was a progressive and significant decline in goitre prevalence, together with a return of the pattern of iodine metabolism to within normal limits. It is concluded that endemic goitre can be successfully controlled by iodization of domestic salt. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (712K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 307 308 309 310 311 312