As Compared with Developing Nations, in Developed Countries the Rates

question 12

Multiple Choice

As compared with developing nations, in developed countries the rates of miscarriage, stillbirth, and abnormalities in fetal brain development have been lowered because iodine has been added to __________.

• A)salt
• B)school lunches
• C)bread
• D)the water supply

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