Metabolic Disorders

Iodine Deficiency and Learning Disabilities

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Abstract

The effect of prolonged iodine deficiency on learning and motivation to achieve was studied in 100 male children selected from both severely iodine-deficient (SID) and mildly iodine-deficient (MID) villages and reported from the Department of Psychology, Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, and Department of Endocrinology, Banjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

Keywords:

Iodine DeficiencyLearning DisabilitiesTriiodothyronine
  • Page/Article: 41-42
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-6-1
  • Published on 1 Jun 1996
  • Peer Reviewed