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Comment
. 2014 Jul;17(3):86.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2013-101585. Epub 2013 Dec 12.

Children of mothers with iodine deficiency during pregnancy are more likely to have lower verbal IQ and reading scores at 8-9 years of age

Angela M Leung  1 , Gregory A Brent  1
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Children of mothers with iodine deficiency during pregnancy are more likely to have lower verbal IQ and reading scores at 8-9 years of age

Angela M Leung et al. Evid Based Nurs. 2014 Jul.
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