Thyroid function in very low birth weight infants

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 411-417

  Klein, R Z ^a   Carlton, E L ^b   Faix, J D ^c   Frank, J E ^a   Hermos, R J ^d   Mullaney, D ^a   Nelson, J C ^b   Rojas, D A ^d   Mitchell, M L ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NE Neonatal Hypothyroidism S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THYROID GLAND;

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING PROTEIN;

FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0030869559     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2511064.x     Document Type: Article

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