Cardiac function in hypothyroid children: Effect of replacement therapy

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 779-784

  Bhupathi, Rekha ^a   Kothari, S S ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Menon, P S N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Echocardiography; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROXINE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0033171085     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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