Iodine nutrition in Sudan: Determination of thyroid-stimulating hormone in filter paper blood samples

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-181

  Elnagar, B ^a,c   Gebre Medhin, M ^a   Larsson, A ^b   Karlsson, F A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c U for Intl Child Health ICH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

blood spots; filter paper; iodine deficiency; TSH

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDAN; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030954239     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519709056386     Document Type: Article

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