title: [Iodine deficiency disorders--a present medical and social problem].
abstract: The article presents data by foreign authors and those in our country who substantiate the urgency of the problem of iodine deficiency disorders, diagnosis and prophylaxis thereof.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bodnar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006043:Goiter, Endemic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007455:Iodine / Q000032:analysis / Q000172:deficiency*; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D011193:Potassium Iodide; D007455:Iodine