| pubmed-article:11860902 | pubmed:abstractText | Since 1980 s', numerous studies on intelligence quotient (IQ) have documented, in the areas prevalent with severe, moderate and even mild iodine deficiency, which is a risk factor for retardation in mental development there. It was purposed for this paper to quantify the relationship between iodine deficiency and mental development in children and to explore the etiological role of iodine deficiency in mental retardation and the protective effects on children's intelligence of iodine supplementation. | lld:pubmed |
