... revealed the goiter rate to be 15%, with regional rates ranging from 10% to 93%. The most severely affected areas were Mountain Province (93%), Bukidnon (71%), Oriental Mindoro (56%), and Abra (41%). Cretinism has been reported in the central mountainous area of Luzon. According to the survey, one in every 10 pregnant or lactating women was iodine deficient. During the 1993 ... ...

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