Congenital hypothyroidism screening program: A five-year experience at Saudi Aramco Al Hasa health center

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-49

  Narchi, Hassib Hosni ^a,b   Kulaylat, Naji Afif ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0029878562     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1996.47     Document Type: Article

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