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Iodine supply of pregnant women in the Czech Republic

Publication at First Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2016

Abstract

Iodine deficiency is a global public health problem which is particularly noticeable in pregnant or breastfeeding women and their children. Even mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy can lead to damage to the developing brain and thus affecting the fetus intelligence, his cognitive and neurological function, embryogenesis and growth.