Congenital hypothyroidism screening in the West Bank: A test case for screening in developing regions

Hormone Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-154

  Sack, Joseph ^a   Feldman, Inbar ^a   Kaiserman, Igor ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism, screening; Developing countries, congenital hypothyroidism; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARAB; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0031684988     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023264     Document Type: Article

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