Audit of screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism in Scotland 1979-93

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 411-415

  Ray, M ^a   Muir, T M ^a   Murray, G D ^b   Kennedy, R ^c   Girdwood, R W A ^c   Donaldson, M D G ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Educational outcome; Neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DATA BASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030959629     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.5.411     Document Type: Article

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