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Adequate iodine levels in healthy pregnant women. A cross-sectional survey of dietary intake in Turkey

Burcu Kasap, Gülhan Akbaba, Emine N. Yeniçeri, Melike N. Akın, Eren Akbaba, Gökalp Öner, Nilgün Ö. Turhan and Mehmet E. Duru
Saudi Medical Journal June 2016, 37 (6) 698-702; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.6.13887
Burcu Kasap
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kasap, Akın, Akbaba E, Öner, Turhan), the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Akbaba G), the Department of Family Medicine (Yeniçeri), the Deparment of Chemistry (Duru), School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Gülhan Akbaba
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kasap, Akın, Akbaba E, Öner, Turhan), the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Akbaba G), the Department of Family Medicine (Yeniçeri), the Deparment of Chemistry (Duru), School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Emine N. Yeniçeri
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kasap, Akın, Akbaba E, Öner, Turhan), the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Akbaba G), the Department of Family Medicine (Yeniçeri), the Deparment of Chemistry (Duru), School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Melike N. Akın
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kasap, Akın, Akbaba E, Öner, Turhan), the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Akbaba G), the Department of Family Medicine (Yeniçeri), the Deparment of Chemistry (Duru), School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Eren Akbaba
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kasap, Akın, Akbaba E, Öner, Turhan), the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Akbaba G), the Department of Family Medicine (Yeniçeri), the Deparment of Chemistry (Duru), School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Gökalp Öner
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kasap, Akın, Akbaba E, Öner, Turhan), the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Akbaba G), the Department of Family Medicine (Yeniçeri), the Deparment of Chemistry (Duru), School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Nilgün Ö. Turhan
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kasap, Akın, Akbaba E, Öner, Turhan), the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Akbaba G), the Department of Family Medicine (Yeniçeri), the Deparment of Chemistry (Duru), School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Mehmet E. Duru
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Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2016, 37 (6) 698-702; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.6.13887

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Burcu Kasap, Gülhan Akbaba, Emine N. Yeniçeri, Melike N. Akın, Eren Akbaba, Gökalp Öner, Nilgün Ö. Turhan, Mehmet E. Duru
Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2016, 37 (6) 698-702; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.6.13887
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