L-thyroxine treatment of preterm newborns: Clinical and endocrine effects

Pediatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Vanhole, Christine ^a   Aerssens, Peter ^a   Naulaers, Gunnar ^a   Casneuf, An ^a   Devlieger, Hugo ^a   Van Den Berghe, Greet ^a   De Zegher, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; GROWTH HORMONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030924606     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199707000-00014     Document Type: Article

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