The control of endemic goitre by iodized oil in a community health programme.
A programme of iodized oil injections was carried out in an area of high goitre prevalence (28.5%) in rural Zaire. The iodized oil programme was undertaken as a part of a broader, pre-existing community health programme. No complications were encountered.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D005260:Female; D006043:Goiter, Endemic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D007459:Iodized Oil