Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 117-132 , February 2010

The impact of common micronutrient deficiencies on iodine and thyroid metabolism: the evidence from human studies

  • Sonja Y. Hess, PhD (Research Nutritionist)

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doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2009.08.012

Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 117-132 , February 2010

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