To describe the status of iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) in the Sudan more than 25 years after the initiation of IDD control programmes and to explore the causes of endemic goitre in the country.

旨在描述在碘缺乏症控制计划启动的25年多之后苏丹碘缺乏症的现状并探讨该国家地方性甲状腺肿的原因。