title: From Papua New Guinea to the United Nations: the prevention of mental defect due to iodine deficiency.
authors.affiliation: International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders, Adelaide.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Hetzel
mesh_terms: D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007391:International Cooperation; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency*; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D014480:United Nations
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine