Vincent Assey
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center(TZ)Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children(TZ)
Publications by Year
Research Areas
Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Neonatal Health and Biochemistry, Sodium Intake and Health
Most-Cited Works
- → Thyroglobulin Is a Sensitive Measure of Both Deficient and Excess Iodine Intakes in Children and Indicates No Adverse Effects on Thyroid Function in the UIC Range of 100–299 μg/L: A UNICEF/ICCIDD Study Group Report(2013)207 cited
- → Effect of Excess Iodine Intake from Iodized Salt and/or Groundwater Iodine on Thyroid Function in Nonpregnant and Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children: A Multicenter Study in East Africa(2018)83 cited
- → Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation(2009)59 cited
- → Salt iodation and risk of neonatal brain damage(1998)49 cited
- → Determinants of cyanide exposure from cassava in a konzo-affected population in northern Tanzania(1993)23 cited
- → Regional Disparities in the Decline of Anemia and Remaining Challenges among Children in Tanzania: Analyses of the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2004–2015(2020)21 cited
- → Thyroglobulin Is Markedly Elevated in 6- to 24-Month-Old Infants at Both Low and High Iodine Intakes and Suggests a Narrow Optimal Iodine Intake Range(2019)16 cited
- → Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania(2009)15 cited
- → Remaining challenges in Tanzania's efforts to eliminate iodine deficiency(2007)12 cited
- → Sustainable universal salt iodization in low-income countries – time to re-think strategies?(2007)11 cited