High and low dose initial thyroxine therapy for congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 242-245

  Gunn, A J ^a   Wake, M ^a   Cutfield, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

hypothyroidism; infant; thyroxine

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; THYROXINE;

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOSE RESPONSE; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030037360     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb01562.x     Document Type: Article

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