Screening for congenital hypothyroidism: Results of screening one million North American infants

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1979, Pages 700-705

  Fisher, Delbert A ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Dussault, Jean H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Foley Jr , Thomas P ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Klein, Alan H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   LaFranchi, Stephen ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Larsen, P Reed ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Mitchell, Marvin L ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Murphey, William H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Walfish, Paul G ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a The Newborn Thyroid Screening Committee of the American Thyroid Association ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f Quebec Provincial Network for Genetic Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^g Oregon State Public Health   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN;

CONGENITAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; NORTH AMERICA; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 0018390505     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(79)80133-X     Document Type: Article

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