TY - BOOK AU - Hetzel, Basil S. AU - Pandav, C.S. TI - S.O.S for a billion: the conquest of iodine deficiency disorders SN - 9780195640021 U1 - 616.396 HET PY - 1996/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - Iodine deficiency diseases KW - Prevention N1 - Includes index N2 - Iodine deficiency has been identified as a major and common preventable cause of mental defect in today's world. This book examines the need for a co-ordinated global strategy to tackle this menace in the affected countries and the success of this programme through agencies like UNICEF, and WHO ER -