CellWell record HH-131976
Iodine deficiency in the first pregnancy trimester and intelligence in adolescence
Keestra SM; Königs M; van Welie N; Dreyer K; Oosterlaan J; Mijatovic V; Roseboom TJ; Finken MJJ
European journal of nutrition · 2026
In plain language
In a UK birth cohort, severe first-trimester iodine deficiency in pregnancy was associated with lower vocabulary and full-scale IQ scores in children assessed at age 15.
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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