Longitudinal assessment of L-T4 therapy for congenital hypothyroidism: Differences between athyreosis vs ectopia and delayed vs normal bone age

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-69

  García F, Maritza ^a   Calzada León, Raúl ^a   Pérez R, José ^a   Martínez G, María Pía ^a   González P, Rafael ^a   Pérez C, Mirna ^a   Ruíz R, María De La Luz ^a   Altamirano B, Nelly ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Athyreosis; Bone age; Congenital hypothyroidism; Ectopic thyroid; L thyroxine dose; Thyroid profile; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; ATHYREOSIS; BONE AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033954650     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.1.63     Document Type: Article

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