Neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone screening as an indirect method for the assessment of iodine deficiency in Estonia

Hormone Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 284-286

  Mikelsaar, Ruth V ^a   Viikmaa, Mart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Hyperthyrotropinemia; Iodine deficiency; Neonatal screening; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033361839     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023496     Document Type: Article

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