ESPE Abstracts

Background: Some hilly-mountainous regions of Mures County, located in the geographical center of Romania, were known as moderately mild iodine-deficient areas before the universal use of iodized alimentary salt was compulsorily implemented in practice in 2003. A partial evaluation was performed in 2006, but the sustainability of this prophylactic program was not evaluated afterward.Objective and hypotheses: To assess the current iodine status of schoolc...