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- Title
The World in Medicine.
- Authors
Stephenson, Joan
- Abstract
Reports on several medical news stories. Reasons why Pan American Health Organization is seeking to eliminate iodine deficiency in the Americas by 2005; Efforts of Pan American, which include the universal availability of iodized salt; Initiative which is part of a global campaign to eliminate the problem which is the greatest single cause of preventable brain damage and mental retardation; New research on the use of cannabis; Microbes and asthma in children; New findings from the study on mice regarding gene therapy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Subjects
WORLD health; IODINE deficiency diseases; IODIZED salt; BRAIN damage; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; CEREBROVASCULAR disease; CANNABIS (Genus); ASTHMA; GENE therapy; AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis; PREVENTION
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004, Vol 291, Issue 23, p2809
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article